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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Zamania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 684 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.79 hectares hectares.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Zamania
Area (hectares) 114.79 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 684
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is the 128th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents. Its 114.79 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Karma

Karma is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karma as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karma from other places

Karma lies about 16 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarahula, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karma
Nearest railway station Sarahula under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Zamania 12 km
Nearest town Zamānia 12 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 16 km

Villages closest to Karma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zamania tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karma

As per the Census of India 2011, Karma village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 128th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents.

Karma village has 684 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Karma covers 114.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karma falls under Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karma is Sarahula, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karma.

Karma is about 16 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karma is in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Sarahula is about under 2 km away. Zamania is about 12 km away. Zamānia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagesari (under 2 km), Suryabhanpur (under 2 km) and Bahuwara (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karma today is likely to be higher.

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