Village · Majhiaon, Garhwa
# Kamat

Kamat is a village in Majhiaon sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822114. The 2011 Census counted 860 people in 132 households, the 22nd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.
- 860 people (2011)
- 132 households
- 64.1% literacy
- 822114 PIN code

## Kamat PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kamat is 822114. Kamat falls in Majhiaon sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822114
- Gram panchayat Bodara
- Community development block Majhiaon
- Census village code 347322

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kamat from nearby towns?
- Majhiaon (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Majhiaon (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kamat?

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

### In the village
- ● Post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 10+ km · Majhiaon
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Karamdih
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 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 rice. About 46% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 33 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kamat · ■ Majhiaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 33% 4%
- Toilet within the home 35% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 94%
- Tap water 4% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 57% 46%
- Television 30% 6%
- Mobile phone 26% 48%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 25% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 5% 29%
- Own their home 100% 100%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kamat?

■ Kamat · ■ Majhiaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 62.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 917
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 699 925
- Working population 32.2% 43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 53.6% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (28%) · ■ Other work 39 (14%) · ■ Marginal 158 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Majhiaon
- Sakarkoni 1,097 people
- Ranitali 1,072 people
- Ghurua Khurd 1,058 people
- Chandarpura 927 people
- Achhodih 790 people
- Dalko 787 people
- Semrahat 618 people
- Koinbar 591 people

All 47 villages in Majhiaon

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kamat? 822114
- How far is Kamat from Garhwa? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Kamat? 860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamat in? Garhwa district (Majhiaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kamat? 64.1% (Census 2011)

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