# Karma Village, Baloda, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa 

# Karma

Karma is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493663**. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 217 households**, the 50th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 747people (2011)
- 217households
- 74.4%literacy
- 493663PIN code

## Karma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karma is 493663.** Karma falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493663
- Gram panchayatKarma
- Community development blockBaloda
- Census village code436694

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?

- Baloda (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)30 km by road
- Baloda (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?

11 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pantora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Janjgir
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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, lakh and linseed**. About 51% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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, 85 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karma · ■ Baloda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****74%**

**21%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**40%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 · ■ Baloda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**968

Working population ****77.0%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 58.4% for women. 79% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (24%) · **■** Household industry 54 (9%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 319 (55%)

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 Baloda

- Baijalpur786 people
- Panora785 people
- Khoha756 people
- Madanpur755 people
- Sultannar739 people
- Chhitapali738 people
- Jhapeli698 people
- Katra F.V.637 people

[All 69 villages in Baloda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karma?493663
- How far is Karma from Janjgir?30 km by road
- What is the population of Karma?747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karma in?Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karma?74.4% (Census 2011)