title: Kamarda
text: # Kamarda
  
  Kamarda is a village, in Khejuri I CD block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### CD block HQ
  
  The headquarters of Khejuri I CD block are located at Kamarda.
  
  ### Urbanisation
  
  93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.
  
  Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As per 2011 Census of India Kamarda had a total population of 11,658 of which 6,023 (52%) were males and 5,635 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,602. The total number of literates in Kamarda was 8,648 (86.00% of the population over 6 years).
  
  ## Transport
  
  The nearest railway station is at Nachinda on the Panskura-Digha branch line.
  
  National Highway 116B (locally popular as Contai-Digha Highway) passes nearby.
  
  ## Education
  
  Kamarda High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational higher secondary school. It was established in 1921 and has arrangements for teaching from class V to XII. It has a library with 2,500 books and a play ground.
  
  ## Healthcare
  
  Kamarda Block Primary Health Centre at Kamarda Bazar (with 15 beds) is the main medical facility in Khejuri I CD block. There is a primary health centre at Heria (with 10 beds).
  
  