About Kamta Village

Kamta is a large village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,488, made up of 2,345 males and 2,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506 hectares hectares.

Kamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Area (hectares)	506 hectares
Population	4,488
Male Population	2,345
Female Population	2,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
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 Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 506 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kamta

Kamta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamta 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 Kamta from other places

Kamta lies about 18 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Lohanda, about 1.9 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
Nearest railway station	Lohanda	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hilsa	2.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	18 km

Villages closest to Kamta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamta village had a population of 4,488. That makes it the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Kamta village has 2,345 males and 2,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Kamta covers 506 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamta falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamta is Lohanda, about 1.9 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 Kamta.

Kamta is about 18 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamta is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Lohanda is about 1.9 km away. Hilsa is about 2.3 km away. Nalanda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.