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About Kamtha Village

Kamtha is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 641 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamtha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 483.63 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 641
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamtha compares

By the 2011 count Kamtha is the 32nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 483.63 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kamtha

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

Kamtha lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 28 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 Kamtha
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 11 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 28 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Kamtha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamtha village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Kamtha village has 641 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamtha has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kamtha is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamtha covers 483.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamtha falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kamtha is Murhipar, about 28 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 - 10 km distance for Kamtha.

Kamtha is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamtha is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 11 km away. Khairāgarh is about 11 km away. Murhipar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahud (under 2 km), Hardi (1.8 km) and Bori (2.3 km).

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

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