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About Kamta Village

Kamta is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 510 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 526 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 510
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 42nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 526 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kamta

Kamta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamta 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 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 33 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about 4.0 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 Jonha 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 12 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 20 km
District headquarters Ranchi 33 km

Villages closest to Kamta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Angara 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 1,010. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Kamta village has 510 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 980 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Kamta is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamta covers 526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kamta falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamta is Jonha, about 4.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamta.

Kamta is about 33 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamta is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Jonha is about 4.0 km away. Angara is about 12 km away. Chitarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dokad (under 2 km), Dahua (under 2 km) and Jonha (1.6 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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