Karma, Koderma
Karma | |
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Census Town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Koderma |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,753 |
| • Density | 3,160/km2 (8,190/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
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Location
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Overview
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
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