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About Kamra Village

Kamra is a large village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,299, made up of 1,190 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 830 hectares hectares.

Kamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 830 hectares
Population 2,299
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamra compares

By the 2011 count Kamra is the 5th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 830 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kamra

Kamra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kamra from other places

Kamra lies about 25 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 18 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 Kamra
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 18 km
District headquarters Khunti 25 km

Villages closest to Kamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamra village had a population of 2,299. That makes it the 5th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Kamra village has 1,190 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Kamra covers 830 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamra falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamra is Pokla, about 18 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 village for Kamra.

Kamra is about 25 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamra is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 5.2 km away. Pokla is about 18 km away. Khunti 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 Barda (1.6 km), Ubka (1.9 km) and Baski (1.9 km).

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

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