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About Kamtha Village

Kamtha is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 109 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 725 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamtha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 109
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 725
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamtha compares

By the 2011 count Kamtha is the 75th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kamtha

Kamtha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamtha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kamtha from other places

Kamtha lies about 39 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 31 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
Nearest town Sundarnagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 39 km

Villages closest to Kamtha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihri 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 188. That makes it the 75th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kamtha village has 109 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamtha has about 725 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kamtha is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamtha covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamtha falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kamtha is Summer Hill, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamtha.

Kamtha is about 39 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamtha is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 22 km away. Nihri is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahar (under 2 km), Rangarh (2.4 km) and Bandli (2.8 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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