About Kamra Village

Kamra is a mid sized village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 844 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Pincode	852126
Area (hectares)	313 hectares
Population	1,564
Male Population	844
Female Population	720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamra compares

By the 2011 count Kamra is the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Kamra

Kamra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kamra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kamra from other places

Kamra lies about 24 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 5.9 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 Kamra
Nearest railway station	Koparia	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	6.0 km
Nearest town	Khagaria	20 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	24 km

Villages closest to Kamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamra village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Kamra village has 844 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamra has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Kamra is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamra covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamra falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamra is Koparia, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kamra.

Kamra is about 24 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamra is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Koparia is about 5.9 km away. Salkhua is about 6.0 km away. Khagaria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.