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About Kamta Village

Kamta is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,867, made up of 916 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 886.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 886.52 hectares
Population 1,867
Male Population 916
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 34th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 886.52 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 46 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 8.5 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 Simga 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 8.5 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 9.3 km
District headquarters Raipur 46 km

Villages closest to Kamta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simga 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 1,867. That makes it the 34th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Kamta village has 916 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kamta is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamta covers 886.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamta falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kamta is Hathbandh, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kamta.

Kamta is about 46 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamta is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 6.2 km away. Hathbandh is about 8.5 km away. Tilda Newra is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhiriya (2.9 km), Musuwadih (3.0 km) and Pousari (3.2 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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