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About Kamre Village

Kamre is one of the larger villages in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,114, made up of 3,292 males and 2,822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamre village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 201.56 hectares
Population 6,114
Male Population 3,292
Female Population 2,822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamre compares

By the 2011 count Kamre is the 8th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 201.56 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kamre

Kamre is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamre as Available within village. 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 Kamre from other places

Kamre lies about 7.8 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 Kamre
Nearest town Rātu 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 7.4 km
District headquarters Ranchi 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Argora 7.8 km

Villages closest to Kamre

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 Kamre

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamre village had a population of 6,114. That makes it the 8th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Kamre village has 3,292 males and 2,822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamre has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kamre is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamre covers 201.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamre falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamre is Argora, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kamre.

Kamre is about 7.8 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamre is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Rātu is about 5.4 km away. Kanke is about 7.4 km away. Ranchi 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 Jhiri (under 2 km), Dahisot (under 2 km) and Banhaura (1.9 km).

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

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