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About Kama Village

Kama is a large village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,189, made up of 1,127 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 788.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kama village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722135
Area (hectares) 788.33 hectares
Population 2,189
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kama compares

By the 2011 count Kama is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 788.33 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kama

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

Kama lies about 24 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 8.1 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 Kama
Nearest railway station Jhantipahari 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranibundh 24 km
District headquarters Bankura 24 km
Nearest town Bānkura 24 km

Villages closest to Kama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kama village had a population of 2,189. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Kama village has 1,127 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kama has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kama is 722135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kama covers 788.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kama falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kama is Jhantipahari, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kama.

Kama is about 24 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kama is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district. Jhantipahari is about 8.1 km away. Ranibundh is about 24 km away. Bankura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatar Doba (13 km), Purna Pani Bara Tung (15 km) and Bhedua Sol (22 km).

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

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