Karma | |
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Census Town | |
  Karma Location in Jharkhand, India  Karma Karma (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°26′41″N 85°33′09″E / 24.444689°N 85.552513°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Koderma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,753 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| Languages (*For language details see Koderma (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 825137 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06543 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 12 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kodarma |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kodarma |
| Website | koderma |
Karma is a census town in the Koderma CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, D: dam, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Karma is located at 24°26′41″N 85°33′09″E / 24.444689°N 85.552513°E.
Overview
Koderma district is plateau territory and around 60% of the total area is covered with forests. The first dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation, at Tilaiya was built across the Barakar River and inaugurated in 1953. Koderma Junction railway station has emerged as an important railway centre in the region. It is a predominantly rural district with only 19.72% urban population.[1][2][3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Karma had a total population of 5,753, of which 2,992 (52%) were males and 2,761 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,089. The total number of literate persons in Karma was 3,479 (74.59% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Kodarma, Karma covered an area of 1.82 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 15 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 733 domestic electric connections, 10 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary and senior secondary schools at Jhumri Telaiya 4 km away. It had the branch offices of 4 nationalised banks.[5]
Education
Koderma Medical College is being set up at Karma.[6][7]
Jhumri Telaiya Commerce College was established in 1984 at Karma. It offers BA (Hons) and B Com courses.[8][9]
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 18. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Damodar Valley Corporation". Dams and Barrages. DVC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Koderma, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 353-358. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Chaibasa and Koderma Medical Colleges to get 643 crore". Chaibasa.org. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "राज्य सरकार ने कोडरमा में मेडिकल कॉलेज के लिए केंद्र से मांगी जमीन (The state government wants land from centre for medical college in Koderma)". in Hindi. Jagran, 3 July 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Jhumri Tealiya Commerce College". Shiksha. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Jhumri Telaiya Commerce College, Karma". ICBSE. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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This page was last edited on 30 December 2022, at 15:41