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About Kamta Village

Kamta is one of the larger villages in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,284, made up of 2,731 males and 2,553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685 hectares hectares.

Kamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Area (hectares) 685 hectares
Population 5,284
Male Population 2,731
Female Population 2,553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 8th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 685 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kamta

Kamta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamta from other places

Kamta lies about 15 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Piro, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kamta
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 8.3 km
District headquarters Arwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Piro 19 km

Villages closest to Kamta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaler tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kamta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamta village had a population of 5,284. That makes it the 8th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Kamta village has 2,731 males and 2,553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Kamta covers 685 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamta falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamta is Piro, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamta.

Kamta is about 15 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamta is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 8.3 km away. Arwal is about 15 km away. Piro is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bath (under 2 km), Masadpur (1.6 km) and Bhagwanpur (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kamta today is likely to be higher.

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