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About Kamat Village

Kamat is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,766, made up of 1,389 males and 1,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 257.82 hectares
Population 2,766
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamat compares

By the 2011 count Kamat is the 41st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 257.82 hectares work out to about 11 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 952.

Getting to Kamat

Kamat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamat from other places

Kamat lies about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 12 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 Kamat
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Sudhani 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 12 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km

Villages closest to Kamat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamat village had a population of 2,766. That makes it the 41st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Kamat village has 1,389 males and 1,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamat has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kamat is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamat covers 257.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamat falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamat is Sudhani, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamat.

Kamat is about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamat is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 3.4 km away. Sudhani is about 12 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doarin (under 2 km), Alianagar (1.8 km) and Pargaon (1.8 km).

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

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