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About Kamargawan Village

Kamargawan is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 144 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamargawan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814164
Area (hectares) 21.57 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 144
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamargawan compares

By the 2011 count Kamargawan is the 147th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 21.57 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kamargawan

Kamargawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamargawan as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamargawan from other places

Kamargawan lies about 27 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 22 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 Kamargawan
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 22 km
Nearest town Colgong 25 km
District headquarters Godda 27 km

Villages closest to Kamargawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamargawan village had a population of 277. That makes it the 147th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Kamargawan village has 144 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamargawan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kamargawan is 814164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamargawan covers 21.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamargawan falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamargawan is Ekchari, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kamargawan.

Kamargawan is about 27 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamargawan is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 2.1 km away. Ekchari is about 22 km away. Colgong is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chainpur (under 2 km), Mansura (under 2 km) and Lakarha (under 2 km).

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

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