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About Kamarda Village

Kamarda is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 622 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamarda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 98.63 hectares
Population 1,225
Male Population 622
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kamarda compares

By the 2011 count Kamarda is the 35th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 98.63 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kamarda

Kamarda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamarda as Available within 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamarda from other places

Kamarda lies about 9.8 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about 9.7 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 Kamarda
Nearest railway station Henria 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai III 9.8 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 9.8 km
Nearest town Contai 23 km

Villages closest to Kamarda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai III 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 Kamarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamarda village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 35th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Kamarda village has 622 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamarda has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kamarda is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamarda covers 98.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamarda falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamarda is Henria, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamarda.

Kamarda is about 9.8 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamarda is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about 9.7 km away. Contai III is about 9.8 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Kamarda (under 2 km), Brahman Chak (8.7 km) and Dewan Chak (8.7 km).

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

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