# Kamra Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Kamra

Kamra is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,601 people in 1,561 households**, the 1st largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 7,601people (2011)
- 1,561households
- 48.5%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Kamra PIN code and other codes

Kamra falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKamra
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224787

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

## How far is Kamra from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)14 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 Kamra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kamra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 h winter

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 Kamra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Kamra

Of every 100 households in Kamra in 2011, 8 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamra · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**15%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kamra?

■ Kamra · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**953

Working population ****26.0%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 38.1% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 349 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,277 (65%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 217 (11%) · **■** Marginal 112 (6%)

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 Balrampur

- Kirora6,745 people
- Lohagara5,696 people
- Baluganj5,116 people
- Mohadipur3,584 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamra from Katihar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kamra?7,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamra in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kamra?48.5% (Census 2011)