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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 660 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 660
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 72nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamalpur from other places

Kamalpur lies about 23 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kamalpur
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 10 km
District headquarters Araria 23 km
Nearest town Arāria 23 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamalpur village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Kamalpur village has 660 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Kamalpur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Haldita Bihar, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 23 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 5.5 km away. Haldita Bihar is about 10 km away. Araria is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kajra (1.5 km), Hansa (2.0 km) and Bhorha (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kamalpur today is likely to be higher.

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