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About Kamra Village

Kamra is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,270, made up of 650 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 115.64 hectares
Population 1,270
Male Population 650
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamra compares

By the 2011 count Kamra is the 40th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 115.64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kamra

Kamra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kamra from other places

Kamra lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 13 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 Kamra
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 14 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 14 km

Villages closest to Kamra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Kamra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamra village had a population of 1,270. That makes it the 40th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Kamra village has 650 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamra has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kamra is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamra covers 115.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamra falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamra is Swadinpur, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kamra.

Kamra is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamra is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 13 km away. Mayureswar I is about 14 km away. Birbhum is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandanagar (5.4 km), Dharani Nabagram (6.5 km) and Bajitpur (7.7 km).

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

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