Village · Bishrampur, Palamu # Kamta Kamta is a village in Bishrampur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822124. The 2011 Census counted 945 people in 169 households, the 25th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%. - 945 people (2011) - 169 households - 66.9% literacy - 822124 PIN code ## Kamta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kamta is 822124. Kamta falls in Bishrampur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822124 - Gram panchayat Ketat Kela - Community development block Bishrampur - Census village code 365752 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kamta from nearby towns? - Garhwa (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kamta? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Kamta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bishrampur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kamta known for? The main crops are rice. About 36% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kamta Of every 100 households in Kamta in 2011, 86 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kamta · ■ Bishrampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 40% - Toilet within the home 1% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92% - Tap water 88% 6% - Drinking water within premises 28% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 47% 59% - Television 22% 24% - Mobile phone 73% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 15% 25% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kamta? ■ Kamta · ■ Bishrampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 66.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 930 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1145 954 - Working population 27.8% 33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 33 (13%) · ■ Marginal 230 (87%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bishrampur - Murma Khurd 1,172 people - Nimia 1,166 people - Bairganwan 985 people - Seora 984 people - Kundi 937 people - Jharha Kalan 885 people - Naugarha 814 people - Pahargerua 808 people All 65 villages in Bishrampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kamta? 822124 - What is the population of Kamta? 945 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kamta in? Palamu district (Bishrampur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kamta? 66.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/bishrampur/kamta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.