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Karma

कर्मा
Gomia mandal
Pincode 825312
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sonaram Murmu
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LGD code
362389
Pincode
825312
Post office
Bishungarh (Hazaribag)
Population
520
Households
119
Literacy rate
49.8%
Sex ratio
1016 ♀/1000♂
Workers
273
Distance to district centre
186 km
Distance to mandal centre
158 km
Distance to Ranchi
298 km
Distance to Kolkata
300 km
Nearest railway station
Mirza Cheuki Railway Station · 12 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Hari Devi Referral Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karma compares

By population, Karma ranks #71 of 116 villages in Gomia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.8%
+3.1% vs mandal average
Karma
49.8%
Gomia mandal
46.7%
Bokaro district
61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,016
+50 vs mandal average
Karma
1,016
Gomia mandal
966
Household size
people per home
4.4
−1.0 vs mandal average
Karma
4.4
Gomia mandal
5.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Karma at a glance

Karma is a village of 520 people in 119 households (Census 2011) in Gomia block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 71st-largest of 116 villages in Gomia block. Literacy is 50%, 3 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,016 women per 1,000 men. It lies 186 km from the Bokaro district centre, 0 km from Karma, the nearest town, 12 km from Mirza Cheuki Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825312, served by Bishungarh (Hazaribag) post office; the LGD village code is 362389. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hari Devi Referral Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is Sonaram Murmu, and the village votes in Gandey assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalpana Murmu Soren. The population is estimated at 2,358 in 2026, up 353% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kari Khurd

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karma · this village52050%
Karma · Manatu35330%0 km N
Karma · Kanha Chatti59949%0 km N
Karma · Barhi53151%0 km N
Karma · Gomia99550%0 km N
Karma · Panki5459%0 km N
Karma · Kasmar2,95954%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karma

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHAS
Distance to nearest town (km)
75
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BARKI CHIDRI
Total area (ha)
245
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
1.4

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Karma

LGD code
362389
Pincode
825312
Post office
Bishungarh (Hazaribag)
Population (Census 2011)
520
Population (projected 2026)
2,358
Households
119
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1016
Literacy rate
49.8%
Coordinates
25.15067°N, 87.48274°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gandey
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kalpana Murmu Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Sonaram Murmu
Block / Mandal
Gomia
Getting there

How to reach Karma

Mandal centre
Gomia · ≈ 158 km
≈ 5 h 24 min by car · 6 h 25 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bokaro · ≈ 186 km
≈ 6 h 21 min by car · 7 h 32 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,298 people
Karma · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi298 kmcapital
  • Kolkata300 km
  • Delhi1089 km
  • Hyderabad1270 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMirza Cheuki Railway Station12 km
  • Hospital / PHCHari Devi Referral Hospital4 km
  • CollegeAmbedkar Institute of Health Line43 km
  • Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)42 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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