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About Kamarda Village

Kamarda is one of the larger villages in Khejuri I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,658, made up of 6,023 males and 5,635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721432, 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 Khejuri I
Pincode 721432
Area (hectares) 855.4 hectares
Population 11,658
Male Population 6,023
Female Population 5,635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamarda compares

By the 2011 count Kamarda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents. Its 855.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kamarda

Kamarda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamarda 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 10+ 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 Khejuri I 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 Khejuri 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 Kamarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamarda village had a population of 11,658. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,166 residents.

Kamarda village has 6,023 males and 5,635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamarda has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kamarda is 721432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamarda covers 855.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamarda falls under Khejuri I 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Khejuri I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about 9.7 km away. Khejuri I 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 Kala Gachhia (1.8 km), Ali Chak (8.7 km) and Bali 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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