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About Kamargawan Village

Kamargawan is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,146, made up of 582 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, 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 Meherma
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 1,146
Male Population 582
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kamargawan compares

By the 2011 count Kamargawan is the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kamargawan

The census records public bus service for Kamargawan 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 <5 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
Nearest railway station Ekchari 22 km
Nearest town Colgong 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 27 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 Meherma 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 1,146. That makes it the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Kamargawan village has 582 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamargawan has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kamargawan is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamargawan covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamargawan falls under Meherma 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 <5 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 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 Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ekchari is about 22 km away. Colgong is about 25 km away. Meherma is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masuria (under 2 km), Arbind Khutahari (2.8 km) and Bagat Khutahari (2.8 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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