# Kamat Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Kamat

Kamat is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,196 people in 373 households**, the 15th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 2,196people (2011)
- 373households
- 61.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Kamat PIN code and other codes

Kamat falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChitabkala
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256316

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kamat from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kamat?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kamat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kamat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kamat

Of every 100 households in Kamat in 2011, 2 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kamat · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****68%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kamat?

■ Kamat · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**997

Working population ****30.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 52.2% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (26%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 213 (32%) · **■** Marginal 180 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sherghati

- Banian Baraun2,457 people
- Bela2,427 people
- Sirampur2,411 people
- Naknupa2,241 people
- Ghaghar2,182 people
- Dhob2,104 people
- Dhab Chiraya2,084 people
- Chanpi2,065 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamat from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kamat?2,196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamat in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kamat?61.1% (Census 2011)