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About Kamarda Village

Kamarda is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,409, made up of 728 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, 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 Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 66.77 hectares
Population 1,409
Male Population 728
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamarda compares

By the 2011 count Kamarda is the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 66.77 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 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 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
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 9.8 km
Nearest town Contai 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 28 km

Villages closest to Kamarda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 1,409. That makes it the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Kamarda village has 728 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamarda has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kamarda is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamarda covers 66.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamarda falls under Nanda Kumar 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 village 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 Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about 9.7 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 9.8 km away. Contai is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raj Nagar (22 km), Terapara Jalpai (22 km) and Jalpai (23 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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