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Karma

कर्मा
Padma mandal
Pincode 825411
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
mukhiya
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LGD code
368038
Pincode
825411
Post office
Padma
Population
1,058
Households
189
Literacy rate
54.4%
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000♂
Workers
554
Distance to district centre
186 km
Distance to mandal centre
191 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 #21 of 43 villages in Padma mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.4%
−3.0% vs mandal average
Karma
54.4%
Padma mandal
57.4%
Hazaribagh district
58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
+50 vs mandal average
Karma
985
Padma mandal
935
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Karma
5.6
Padma 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 1,058 people in 189 households (Census 2011) in Padma block, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, the 21st-largest of 43 villages in Padma block. Literacy is 54%, 3 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. It lies 186 km from the Hazaribagh district centre, 0 km from Karma, the nearest town, 12 km from Mirza Cheuki Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825411, served by Padma post office; the LGD village code is 368038. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hari Devi Referral Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is mukhiya, and the village votes in Bagodar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nagendra Mahto. The population is estimated at 2,358 in 2026, up 123% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bihari

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karma · this village1,05854%
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
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
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
HAZARIBAGH
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
18
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BIHARI
Total area (ha)
57
Irrigated area (ha)
2.17
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
368038
Pincode
825411
Post office
Padma
Population (Census 2011)
1,058
Population (projected 2026)
2,358
Households
189
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
985
Literacy rate
54.4%
Coordinates
25.15067°N, 87.48274°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bagodar
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nagendra Mahto
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
mukhiya
Block / Mandal
Padma
Getting there

How to reach Karma

Mandal centre
Padma · ≈ 191 km
≈ 6 h 31 min by car · 7 h 45 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Hazaribagh · ≈ 186 km
≈ 6 h 23 min by car · 7 h 34 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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