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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a large village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,977, made up of 2,069 males and 1,908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 3,977
Male Population 2,069
Female Population 1,908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 8th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 25 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 14 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
Nearest railway station Ghogha 14 km
Nearest town Purāini 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 25 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 25 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonhaula 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 3,977. That makes it the 8th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Kamalpur village has 2,069 males and 1,908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Kamalpur covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamalpur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Ghogha, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 25 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 14 km away. Purāini is about 18 km away. Sonhaula is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (under 2 km), Gadkachak (under 2 km) and Sonahula (under 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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