# Karma Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Karma

Karma is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,597 people in 385 households**, the 22nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,597people (2011)
- 385households
- 68.2%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Karma PIN code and other codes

Karma falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikaria
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251381

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?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)19 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gorari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 92% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 5 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karma · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****81%**

**66%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

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 · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**926

Working population ****31.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 55.6% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 260 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (3%) · **■** Household industry 31 (4%) · **■** Other work 103 (13%) · **■** Marginal 401 (49%)

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 Karakat

- Karup2,672 people
- Munji2,672 people
- Itharia2,646 people
- Raghunathpur2,613 people
- Karakat2,563 people
- Paharma2,522 people
- Dhawani2,494 people
- Zorawarpur2,486 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karma from Sasaram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Karma?2,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karma in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Karma?68.2% (Census 2011)