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About Karmi Village

Karmi is a mid sized village in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 509 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode 734201
Area (hectares) 856.32 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 509
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karmi compares

By the 2011 count Karmi is the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 856.32 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Karmi

Karmi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karmi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karmi from other places

Karmi lies about 9.6 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 9.0 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 Karmi
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Darjeeling Pulbazar 9.6 km
District headquarters Darjiling 9.6 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 9.6 km

Villages closest to Karmi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 Karmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmi village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Karmi village has 509 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Karmi is 734201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmi covers 856.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karmi falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karmi is Darjeeling, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karmi.

Karmi is about 9.6 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karmi is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjeeling is about 9.0 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 9.6 km away. Darjiling is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolbong (2.7 km), Goke (3.3 km) and Bijanbari (3.3 km).

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

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