# Kamia Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kamia

Kamia is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **69 people in 15 households**, the 172nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 69people (2011)
- 15households
- 41.1%literacy
- 769females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamia

Of every 100 households in Kamia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

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 Kamia?

■ Kamia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****769**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**963

Working population ****55.1%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.7% for men and 34.6% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 38 (100%)

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 Dantan - I

- Jagannathpur101 people
- Lal Pur100 people
- Upar Pundra96 people
- Harkisol83 people
- Mahammadabad65 people
- Bindha58 people
- Srikrishnapur47 people
- Nanda Kapasia41 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamia?69 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamia?41.1% (Census 2011)