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About Kamata Village

Kamata is a small village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 232 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834008
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 232
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamata compares

By the 2011 count Kamata is the 95th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kamata

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

Kamata lies about 8.0 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 7.8 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 Kamata
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 4.0 km
Nearest town Rātu 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Argora 7.8 km
District headquarters Ranchi 8.0 km

Villages closest to Kamata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamata village had a population of 463. That makes it the 95th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Kamata village has 232 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamata has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kamata is 834008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamata covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamata falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamata is Argora, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kamata.

Kamata is about 8.0 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamata is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 4.0 km away. Rātu is about 7.7 km away. Argora is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konge (under 2 km), Dhanaisoso (under 2 km) and Jaipur (under 2 km).

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

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