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Karma Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kodarma, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Karma is a Census Town city situated in Kodarma block of Kodarma district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 966 families residing in the Karma city. The total population of Karma is 5,753 out of which 2,992 are males and 2,761 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karma is 923.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karma city is 1089 which is 19% of the total population. There are 580 male children and 509 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karma is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karma is 74.6%. Thus Karma has higher literacy rate compared to 66.8% of Kodarma district. The male literacy rate is 84.49% and the female literacy rate is 63.99% in Karma.

Karma Census Town has total administration over 966 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Karma Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karma Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,089 580 509
Literacy 74.6% 68.1% 52.2%
Scheduled Caste 443 235 208
Scheduled Tribe 63 32 31
Illiterate 2,274 954 1,320

Caste-wise Population - Karma

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Karma.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 443 235 208
Schedule Tribe 63 32 31

Religion-wise Population - Karma

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karma is 3,187 which is 55.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karma is 2,486 which is 43.21% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Karma as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,187 (55.4%) 1,662 1,525
Muslim 2,486 (43.21%) 1,289 1,197
Christian 75 (1.3%) 38 37
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.09%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Karma

The total literacy rate of Karma was 74.59% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 3,479 literates, males were 2,038 while females were 1,441. Also the male literacy rate was 84.49% and the female literacy rate was 63.99% in Karma.

  Karma Jharkhand
Female 63.99% 55.42%
Male 84.49% 76.84%
Total 74.59% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Karma

The Sex Ratio of Karma is 923. Thus per every 1000 men there were 923 females in Karma. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Karma.

Child Population - Karma

According to Census 2011, there were 1,089 children between age 0 to 6 years in Karma. Out of which 580 were male while 509 were female.

Working Population - Karma

In Karma Census Town out of total population, 1,379 were engaged in work activities. 84.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,379 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,164 1,088 76
Cultivators 8 6 2
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 14 10 4
Other Workers 1,141 1,071 70
Marginal Workers 215 154 61
Non Working 4,374 1,750 2,624

Karma Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Karma is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,753 60.5% 923

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