# Kamtha Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Kamtha

Kamtha is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491881**. The 2011 Census counted **1,321 people in 230 households**, the 33rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,321people (2011)
- 230households
- 75.2%literacy
- 491881PIN code

## Kamtha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kamtha is 491881.** Kamtha falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491881
- Gram panchayatKamtha
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440483

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

## How far is Kamtha from nearby towns?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)53 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town)13 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 Kamtha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kamtha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Kamtha known for?

About 68% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Kamtha

Of every 100 households in Kamtha in 2011, 87 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamtha · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****39%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

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 Kamtha?

■ Kamtha · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**996

Working population ****55.5%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 65.7% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (50%) · **■** Household industry 51 (7%) · **■** Other work 56 (8%) · **■** Marginal 47 (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 Khairagarh

- Kukarmuda1,349 people
- Chichola1,329 people
- Joratarai1,329 people
- Sonbhattha1,327 people
- Sirsahi1,313 people
- Aveli1,307 people
- Ragra1,294 people
- Deoribhath1,292 people

[All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamtha?491881
- How far is Kamtha from Rajnandgaon?53 km by road
- What is the population of Kamtha?1,321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamtha in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamtha?75.2% (Census 2011)
