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About Kamta Village

Kamta is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 214 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 197.51 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 214
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 57th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 197.51 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kamta

Kamta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamta as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kamta from other places

Kamta lies about 41 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 5.1 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 Kamta
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 5.1 km
District headquarters Gumla 41 km
Nearest town Gumlā 41 km

Villages closest to Kamta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamta village had a population of 421. That makes it the 57th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Kamta village has 214 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kamta is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamta covers 197.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamta falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamta is Pakra, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamta.

Kamta is about 41 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamta is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kamdara is about 3.9 km away. Pakra is about 5.1 km away. Gumla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garai (under 2 km), Bamandih (under 2 km) and Chhotkoili Alias Danrkoili (2.2 km).

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

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