About Kamta Village

Kamta is one of the larger villages in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,337, made up of 3,159 males and 3,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Baniapur
Pincode	841403
Area (hectares)	287 hectares
Population	6,337
Male Population	3,159
Female Population	3,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kamta

Kamta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamta as Available within village. 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 Kamta from other places

Kamta lies about 11 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 12 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
District headquarters	Saran	11 km
Nearest railway station	Parsa Kerwan Halt	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baniapur	15 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	16 km

Villages closest to Kamta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baniapur 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 6,337. That makes it the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Kamta village has 3,159 males and 3,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kamta is 841403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamta covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamta falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamta is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kamta.

Kamta is about 11 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamta is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 11 km away. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 12 km away. Baniapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.