# Kamta Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa 

# Kamta

Kamta is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495556**. The 2011 Census counted **1,109 people in 206 households**, the 57th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 1,109people (2011)
- 206households
- 79.1%literacy
- 495556PIN code

## Kamta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kamta is 495556.** Kamta falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495556
- Gram panchayatKamta
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code436770

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

## How far is Kamta from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)37 km by road
- Shivrinarayan (nearest town)9 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 Kamta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Loharsi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karod
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kharod
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kamta known for?

About 78% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Kamta

Of every 100 households in Kamta in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kamta · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****9%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**28%

Television ****40%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kamta?

■ Kamta · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**954

Working population ****50.9%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 65.8% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 493 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (6%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 Nawagarh

- Belha1,231 people
- Kansa1,227 people
- Darri1,214 people
- Karra1,155 people
- Kotiya1,084 people
- Barbaspur1,050 people
- Gangajal1,003 people
- Karmandi877 people

[All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamta?495556
- How far is Kamta from Janjgir?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kamta?1,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamta in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamta?79.1% (Census 2011)