About Kamatpur Village

Kamatpur is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,327, made up of 1,249 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Kamatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamatpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	2,327
Male Population	1,249
Female Population	1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamatpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamatpur is the 21st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Kamatpur

Kamatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamatpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kamatpur from other places

Kamatpur lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 14 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 Kamatpur
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	14 km
Nearest town	Purāini	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	33 km
District headquarters	Banka	33 km

Villages closest to Kamatpur

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

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Common questions about Kamatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamatpur village had a population of 2,327. That makes it the 21st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Kamatpur village has 1,249 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamatpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Kamatpur covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamatpur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamatpur is Ghogha, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamatpur.

Kamatpur is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamatpur is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about 14 km away. Purāini is about 18 km away. Shambhuganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.