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Karma

कर्मा
Kandi mandal
Pincode 822120
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Karma is a small village in Kandi mandal, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, with a population of 61 in 13 households. It has a relatively high literacy rate of 83.6% and is located at 25.151°N, 87.483°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Subodh Kumar Verma
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LGD code
347247
Pincode
822120
Post office
Mohammad Ganj
Population
61
Households
13
Literacy rate
83.6%
Sex ratio
649 ♀/1000♂
Workers
19
Distance to district centre
265 km
Distance to mandal centre
269 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 #82 of 101 villages in Kandi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
83.6%
+28.6% vs mandal average
Karma
83.6%
Kandi mandal
55.0%
Garhwa district
49.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
649
−265 vs mandal average
Karma
649
Kandi mandal
914
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.8 vs mandal average
Karma
4.7
Kandi mandal
5.5

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

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Karma at a glance

Karma is a village of 61 people in 13 households (Census 2011) in Kandi block, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, the 82nd-largest of 101 villages in Kandi block. Literacy is 84%, 29 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 649 women per 1,000 men. It lies 265 km from the Garhwa district centre, 0 km from Karma, the nearest town, 12 km from Mirza Cheuki Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822120, served by Mohammad Ganj post office; the LGD village code is 347247. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hari Devi Referral Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is Subodh Kumar Verma, and the village votes in Simaria assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Ujjwal. The population is estimated at 2,358 in 2026, up 3766% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sarkoni

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karma · this village6184%
Karma · Manatu35330%0 km N
Karma · Gomia52050%0 km N
Karma · Kanha Chatti59949%0 km N
Karma · Barhi53151%0 km N
Karma · Gomia99550%0 km N
Karma · Panki5459%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karma

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MAJHIAON
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2.5
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
SARKONI
Total area (ha)
19.82
Irrigated area (ha)
4.1
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Karma

LGD code
347247
Pincode
822120
Post office
Mohammad Ganj
Population (Census 2011)
61
Population (projected 2026)
2,358
Households
13
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
649
Literacy rate
83.6%
Coordinates
25.15067°N, 87.48274°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chatra
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Simaria
Member of Parliament
Kalicharan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kumar Ujjwal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Subodh Kumar Verma
Block / Mandal
Kandi
Nearest railway station
Shivpur (288.8 km)
Getting there

How to reach Karma

Mandal centre
Kandi · ≈ 269 km
≈ 9 h 12 min by car · 10 h 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Garhwa · ≈ 265 km
≈ 9 h 4 min by car · 10 h 46 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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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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