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About Kamra Village

Kamra is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 5 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares.

Kamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 5
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamra compares

By the 2011 count Kamra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kamra

Kamra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamra from other places

Kamra lies about 34 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 21 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 Kamra
Nearest town Kharagpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 34 km
District headquarters Banka 34 km

Villages closest to Kamra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya 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 Kamra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamra village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Kamra village has 5 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Kamra covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kamra falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamra is Khariapipra Halt, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamra.

Kamra is about 34 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamra is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 21 km away. Dhuraiya is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baitpur (under 2 km), Majhgain (3.1 km) and Kusaha (3.3 km).

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

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