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Kamra

कमरा
Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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Kamra is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 7,601 across 1,561 households. The village has a literacy rate of 38.2% and is located at coordinates 25.777°N, 87.826°E with PIN code 854317.

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LGD code
224787
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
7,601
Households
1,561
Literacy rate
38.2%
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,976
Distance to district centre
82 km
Distance to mandal centre
39 km
Distance to Patna
270 km
Distance to Kolkata
360 km
Nearest railway station
Telta · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dalkhola Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kamra compares

By population, Kamra ranks #1 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
38.2%
+1.0% vs mandal average
Kamra
38.2%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−17 vs mandal average
Kamra
917
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
Kamra
4.9
Balrampur mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kamra at a glance

Kamra is a village of 7,601 people in 1,561 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 38%, 1 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. It lies 82 km from the Katihar district centre, 6 km from Dhepura, the nearest town, 3 km from Telta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224787. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 11 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 8,962 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kamra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
1
Power hours (winter)
2
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
14
Distance to district HQ (km)
65
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KAMRA
Total area (ha)
294.08
Irrigated area (ha)
148.27
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kamra

LGD code
224787
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
7,601
Population (projected 2026)
8,962
Households
1,561
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
917
Literacy rate
38.2%
Coordinates
25.77655°N, 87.82552°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Getting there

How to reach Kamra

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 20 min by car · 1 h 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 82 km
≈ 2 h 48 min by car · 3 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,556 people
Dhepura · ≈ 5.5 km
≈ 11 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna270 kmcapital
  • Kolkata360 km
  • Delhi1096 km
  • Hyderabad1342 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTelta3 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari21 km
  • Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital11 km
  • ATM / banksbi35 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance12 km
  • CollegePurnea College of Engineering36 km
  • Police stationMaranga Police Thana36 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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