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About Kamta Village

Kamta is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,669, made up of 868 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, 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 Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 1,669
Male Population 868
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 18th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

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 10+ 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 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 3.1 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 Hundur Halt 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 5.9 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 20 km

Villages closest to Kamta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ormanjhi 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 1,669. That makes it the 18th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Kamta village has 868 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kamta is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamta covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamta falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamta is Hundur Halt, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kamta.

Kamta is about 20 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 Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 3.1 km away. Ormanjhi is about 5.9 km away. Rāmgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulhi (under 2 km), Barwe (under 2 km) and Kuchu (under 2 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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