Karma, Koderma

For other uses, see Karma (disambiguation).

Karma
Census Town
Karma Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Karma Karma (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°26′41″N85°33′09″E / 24.444689°N 85.552513°E / 24.444689; 85.552513
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Koderma
Government
• Type	Gram panchayat
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.nic.in

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

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5miles

B

I

H

A

R

Sakri River

Barakar River

Koderma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

T

Koderma Thermal Power Station

P

Tilaiya
Dam

D

Karma

CT

Bekobar

CT

Domchanch

CT

Jhumri Telaiya

M

Kodarma

M

Urwan

R

Tilaiya

R

Satgawan

R

Nawalsahi

R

Nawadih

R

Markacho

R

Jainagar

R

Dhab

R

Chandwara

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district in North Chotanagpur Division
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″N85°33′09″E / 24.444689°N 85.552513°E / 24.444689; 85.552513 .

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

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook 2011 Kodarma, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 18. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
3. "Damodar Valley Corporation". Dams and Barrages. DVC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "Chaibasa and Koderma Medical Colleges to get 643 crore". Chaibasa.org. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
7. "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.
8. "Jhumri Tealiya Commerce College". Shiksha. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
9. "Jhumri Telaiya Commerce College, Karma". ICBSE. Retrieved 4 January 2021.