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About Kamtaul Village

Kamtaul is a small village in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 161 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamtaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamtaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Harlakhi
Pincode 847240
Area (hectares) 54.7 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 161
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamtaul compares

By the 2011 count Kamtaul is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 54.7 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kamtaul

Kamtaul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamtaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kamtaul from other places

Kamtaul lies about 30 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 23 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 Kamtaul
Tehsil headquarters Harlakhi 10 km
Nearest railway station Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 23 km
Nearest town Jainagar 24 km
District headquarters Madhubani 30 km

Villages closest to Kamtaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamtaul village had a population of 300. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Kamtaul village has 161 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamtaul has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Kamtaul is 847240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamtaul covers 54.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamtaul falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamtaul is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 23 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 village for Kamtaul.

Kamtaul is about 30 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamtaul is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 10 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 23 km away. Jainagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Phulhar (under 2 km) and Manoharpur (1.6 km).

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

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