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About Kamikhya Village

Kamikhya is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,733, made up of 870 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamikhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamikhya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731233
Area (hectares) 396.01 hectares
Population 1,733
Male Population 870
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamikhya compares

By the 2011 count Kamikhya is the 40th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 396.01 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 963.

Getting to Kamikhya

Kamikhya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamikhya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kamikhya from other places

Kamikhya lies about 6.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.4 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 Kamikhya
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 6.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 6.4 km

Villages closest to Kamikhya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamikhya village had a population of 1,733. That makes it the 40th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kamikhya village has 870 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamikhya has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kamikhya is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamikhya covers 396.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamikhya falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamikhya is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kamikhya.

Kamikhya is about 6.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamikhya is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.2 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.4 km away. Rampurhat I is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikunthapur (under 2 km), Bagtui (under 2 km) and Satgharia (2.3 km).

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

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