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Kamat Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Kamat is a medium size village located in Hussainabad Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 216 families residing. The Kamat village has population of 1333 of which 694 are males while 639 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kamat village population of children with age 0-6 is 225 which makes up 16.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kamat village is 921 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kamat as per census is 1009, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kamat village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kamat village was 60.83 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kamat Male literacy stands at 73.20 % while female literacy rate was 47.15 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kamat village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kamat village.

Kamat Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 216 - -
Population 1,333 694 639
Child (0-6) 225 112 113
Schedule Caste 322 174 148
Schedule Tribe 411 199 212
Literacy 60.83 % 73.20 % 47.15 %
Total Workers 636 335 301
Main Worker 74 - -
Marginal Worker 562 271 291

Caste Factor

Kamat village of Palamu has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 30.83 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 24.16 % of total population in Kamat village.

Work Profile

In Kamat village out of total population, 636 were engaged in work activities. 11.64 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 88.36 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 636 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.