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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a large village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,670, made up of 1,275 males and 1,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.2 hectares hectares.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 156.2 hectares
Population 2,670
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 32nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 156.2 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 13 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 4.8 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 Ratan Sarai 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 6.1 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 13 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barauli 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 2,670. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Kamalpur village has 1,275 males and 1,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Kamalpur covers 156.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamalpur falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Ratan Sarai, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kamalpur is about 13 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 4.8 km away. Barauli is about 6.1 km away. Gopalganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maranpur (under 2 km), Bakhraur Jaddi (under 2 km) and Bakhraur Pachpatia (1.6 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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