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About Kamta Village

Kamta is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,109, made up of 573 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495556, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495556
Area (hectares) 426.28 hectares
Population 1,109
Male Population 573
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 426.28 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 96 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 4.0 km
Nearest town Mungeli 19 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 35 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 96 km

Villages closest to Kamta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamta village had a population of 1,109. That makes it the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kamta village has 573 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kamta is 495556. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamta covers 426.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamta falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kamta is Bhatapara, about 35 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamta.

Kamta is about 96 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamta is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Nawagarh is about 4.0 km away. Mungeli is about 19 km away. Bhatapara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pendri (5.9 km), Mohtara (7.2 km) and Deori (7.4 km).

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

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