# Kamta Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol 

# Kamta

Kamta is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,194 people in 304 households**, the 52nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,194people (2011)
- 304households
- 67.0%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Kamta PIN code and other codes

Kamta falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501595

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?

- Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)59 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)59 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jaitpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and urad**. About 33% of the 571 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 50 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamta · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****15%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**38%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****713**

**972

Working population ****47.0%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 59.3% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (48%) · **■** Other work 144 (26%) · **■** Marginal 136 (24%)

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 Jaitpur

- Biltikuri1,252 people
- Karraban1,246 people
- Deogarh1,235 people
- Bharuha1,234 people
- Chakodiya1,189 people
- Rajbandha1,168 people
- Girwa1,146 people
- Kachahar1,144 people

[All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamta from Shahdol?59 km by road
- What is the population of Kamta?1,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamta in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamta?67.0% (Census 2011)