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About Karma Village

Karma is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,856, made up of 945 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 874.12 hectares
Population 1,856
Male Population 945
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Karma compares

By the 2011 count Karma is the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 874.12 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Karma

Karma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karma 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. The nearest villages by name are Jorka, Jugidi Kashidi, Juradih and Kadamdih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,856. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Karma village has 945 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karma has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Karma is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karma covers 874.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karma falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Karma notes the nearest railway station 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 Karma.

Karma is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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