About Kamat Village

Kamat is a mid sized village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 418 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Dighalbank
Pincode	855101
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	816
Male Population	418
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamat compares

By the 2011 count Kamat is the 48th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kamat

Kamat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamat as Available within 5 - 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 Kamat from other places

Kamat lies about 36 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 11 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 Kamat
Tehsil headquarters	Dighalbank	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	11 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	20 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	36 km

Villages closest to Kamat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamat village had a population of 816. That makes it the 48th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Kamat village has 418 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamat has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kamat is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamat covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamat falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamat is Pawakhali, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamat.

Kamat is about 36 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamat is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 4.2 km away. Pawakhali is about 11 km away. Bahādurganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.