About Kamta Village

Kamta is a large village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,460, made up of 1,251 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Chandwa
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	425 hectares
Population	2,460
Male Population	1,251
Female Population	1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 8th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 25 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Tori Junction, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Tori Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwa	1.6 km
District headquarters	Latehar	25 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	25 km

Villages closest to Kamta

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

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Common questions about Kamta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamta village had a population of 2,460. That makes it the 8th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Kamta village has 1,251 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kamta is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamta covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamta falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamta is Tori Junction, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamta.

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

Kamta is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Tori Junction is about under 2 km away. Chandwa is about 1.6 km away. Latehar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.