# Karma Village, Guraru, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Guraru, Gaya 

# Karma

Karma is a village in Guraru sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,720 people in 255 households**, the 27th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,720people (2011)
- 255households
- 52.7%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Karma PIN code and other codes

Karma falls in Guraru sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRauna
- Community development blockGuraru
- Census village code255562

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karma from nearby towns?

- Guraru (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)28 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)28 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Karma?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Karma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Guraru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karma

Of every 100 households in Karma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karma · ■ Guraru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**49%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karma?

■ Karma · ■ Guraru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**946

Working population ****48.1%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 40.6% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 494 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 154 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Guraru

- Bathani2,156 people
- Koriauna1,949 people
- Daulatpur Bariawan1,876 people
- Indil1,744 people
- Sarewa1,672 people
- Maraha1,500 people
- Rukunpur1,466 people
- Mithapur1,435 people

[All 80 villages in Guraru](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/guraru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karma from Gaya?28 km by road
- What is the population of Karma?1,720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karma in?Gaya district (Guraru sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karma?52.7% (Census 2011)