Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj # Kamat Kamat is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855101. The 2011 Census counted 816 people in 155 households, the 51st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 816 people (2011) - 155 households - 47.8% literacy - 855101 PIN code ## Kamat PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kamat is 855101. Kamat falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code 855101 - Gram panchayat Dhantola - Community development block Dighalbank - Census village code 222355 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kamat from nearby towns? - Dighalbank (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 50 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kamat? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kamat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dighalbank - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kamat known for? The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kamat Of every 100 households in Kamat in 2011, 18 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kamat · ■ Dighalbank rural average - Electricity for lighting 18% 9% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 92% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 13% 16% - Television 1% 5% - Mobile phone 37% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 20% 30% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kamat? ■ Kamat · ■ Dighalbank rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.8% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 979 - Working population 41.1% 32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.7% for men and 36.6% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 70 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 118 (35%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 139 (41%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank - Panchgachhi 1,127 people - Ichmari 1,092 people - Barbhang 937 people - Bhurli Bhita 846 people - Satmeri 808 people - Baijnath Palsa 788 people - Ikra Milik 738 people - Kachunala Milik 688 people All 81 villages in Dighalbank ## Other places named Kamat - Kamat · Village, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur · 2,766 people - Kamat · Village, Sherghati, Gaya · 2,196 people - Kamat · Village, Hussainabad, Palamu · 1,333 people - Kamat · Village, Majhiaon, Garhwa · 860 people - Kamat · Village, Panki, Palamu · 728 people - Kamat · Village, Chatra, Chatra · 663 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kamat? 855101 - How far is Kamat from Kishanganj? 50 km by road - What is the population of Kamat? 816 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kamat in? Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kamat? 47.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/kamat/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.