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About Karmha Village

Karmha is one of the larger villages in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,786, made up of 4,507 males and 4,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.29 hectares hectares.

Karmha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 711.29 hectares
Population 8,786
Male Population 4,507
Female Population 4,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karmha compares

By the 2011 count Karmha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 711.29 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Karmha

Karmha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karmha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karmha from other places

Karmha lies about 20 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 14 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 Karmha
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 4.0 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 14 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 20 km

Villages closest to Karmha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 Karmha

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmha village had a population of 8,786. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Karmha village has 4,507 males and 4,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Karmha covers 711.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karmha falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karmha is Ghughuli, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karmha.

Karmha is about 20 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmha is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 4.0 km away. Mahārāganj is about 4.0 km away. Ghughuli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Bishunpurb Madehar (under 2 km) and Sohrauna (under 2 km).

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

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