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About Kamta Village

Kamta is a mid sized village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 903 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 472.68 hectares
Population 1,783
Male Population 903
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamta compares

By the 2011 count Kamta is the 16th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 472.68 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kamta

Kamta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kahalpara, Kalabai Alias Bamandiha, Kalabani and Kalupara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kamta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamta village had a population of 1,783. That makes it the 16th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Kamta village has 903 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamta has about 975 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Kamta is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamta covers 472.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamta falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kamta notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kamta.

Kamta is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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