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Karma

करमा
Manatu mandal
Pincode 822123
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANJU KUMARI
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LGD code
366116
Pincode
822123
Post office
Patan (Palamau)
Population
353
Households
72
Literacy rate
30%
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000♂
Workers
167
Distance to district centre
190 km
Distance to mandal centre
220 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 #51 of 84 villages in Manatu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
30.0%
−8.7% vs mandal average
Karma
30.0%
Manatu mandal
38.7%
Palamu district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−33 vs mandal average
Karma
888
Manatu mandal
921
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Karma
4.9
Manatu mandal
5.3

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

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Karma at a glance

Karma is a village of 353 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Manatu block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 51st-largest of 84 villages in Manatu block. Literacy is 30%, 9 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. It lies 190 km from the Palamu district centre, 0 km from Karma, the nearest town, 12 km from Mirza Cheuki Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822123, served by Patan (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 366116. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hari Devi Referral Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is SANJU KUMARI, and the village votes in Mandu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nirmal Mahto. The population is estimated at 2,358 in 2026, up 568% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kasmar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karma · this village35330%
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
Karma · Kasmar2,95954%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karma

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
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
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALTONGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
85
Distance to district HQ (km)
85
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DUMRI
Total area (ha)
244
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
120

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

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Key facts — Karma

LGD code
366116
Pincode
822123
Post office
Patan (Palamau)
Population (Census 2011)
353
Population (projected 2026)
2,358
Households
72
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
888
Literacy rate
30.0%
Coordinates
25.15067°N, 87.48274°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hazaribagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mandu
Member of Parliament
Manish Jaiswal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nirmal Mahto
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SANJU KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Manatu
Getting there

How to reach Karma

Mandal centre
Manatu · ≈ 220 km
≈ 7 h 32 min by car · 8 h 57 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Palamu · ≈ 190 km
≈ 6 h 31 min by car · 7 h 44 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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