# Karma Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Karma

Karma is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,864 people in 330 households**, the 25th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,864people (2011)
- 330households
- 67.2%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Karma PIN code and other codes

Karma falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhardih
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258619

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?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)24 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)24 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 h winter

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 28% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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, 1 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karma · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**40%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**955

Working population ****28.2%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 56.1% for women. 41% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (27%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (12%) · **■** Marginal 277 (53%)

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 Sikandra

- Charan2,504 people
- Khardih2,279 people
- Dhanwe2,149 people
- Patamar1,911 people
- Shiudih1,819 people
- Akauni Marthumbha1,816 people
- Jagdispur1,803 people
- Lohanda1,671 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karma from Jamui?24 km by road
- What is the population of Karma?1,864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karma in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karma?67.2% (Census 2011)