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About Kamat Village

Kamat is a mid sized village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 458 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Majhiaon
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 44.59 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 458
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamat compares

By the 2011 count Kamat is the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 44.59 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kamat

Kamat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kamat from other places

Kamat lies about 17 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Karkatta, about 6.7 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 Kamat
Tehsil headquarters Majhiaon 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Karkatta 6.7 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 17 km
District headquarters Garhwa 17 km

Villages closest to Kamat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamat village had a population of 860. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Kamat village has 458 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamat has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kamat is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamat covers 44.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamat falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamat is Karkatta, about 6.7 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kamat.

Kamat is about 17 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamat is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 4.7 km away. Karkatta is about 6.7 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hari Ganwan (under 2 km), Bodra (under 2 km) and Pirthipur (under 2 km).

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

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