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About Kamam Village

Kamam is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 982 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamam village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144513
Area (hectares) 415 hectares
Population 1,958
Male Population 982
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamam compares

By the 2011 count Kamam is the 39th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 975.

Getting to Kamam

Kamam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamam from other places

Kamam lies about 3.6 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kariha, about 5.0 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 Kamam
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Kariha 5.0 km
Nearest town Banga 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 8.7 km

Villages closest to Kamam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamam village had a population of 1,958. That makes it the 39th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kamam village has 982 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamam has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kamam is 144513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamam covers 415 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamam falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kamam is Kariha, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kamam.

Kamam is about 3.6 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamam is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 3.6 km away. Kariha is about 5.0 km away. Banga is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahal Kalan (under 2 km), Chahal Khurd (under 2 km) and Sahlon (2.2 km).

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

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