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About Kamthi Village

Kamthi is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,591, made up of 787 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.52 hectares hectares.

Kamthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamthi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 540.52 hectares
Population 1,591
Male Population 787
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamthi compares

By the 2011 count Kamthi is the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 540.52 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kamthi

Kamthi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamthi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kamthi from other places

Kamthi lies about 18 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Saongi, about 8.5 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 Kamthi
Nearest railway station Saongi 8.5 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 18 km
District headquarters Balaghat 18 km

Villages closest to Kamthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamthi village had a population of 1,591. That makes it the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Kamthi village has 787 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamthi has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Kamthi covers 540.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamthi falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kamthi is Saongi, about 8.5 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 village for Kamthi.

Kamthi is about 18 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamthi is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Saongi is about 8.5 km away. Wārāseonī is about 12 km away. Lalbarra 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 Pandewada (under 2 km), Khamariya (1.6 km) and Khursodi (2.0 km).

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

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