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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 787 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 1,489
Male Population 787
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 50th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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 - 10 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 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 138 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, 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 town Benipur 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 29 km
District headquarters Purnia 138 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 1,489. That makes it the 50th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Kamalpur village has 787 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Kamalpur covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamalpur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Biraul, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 138 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Benipur is about 4.4 km away. Biraul is about 14 km away. Dagarua is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duba (11 km), Dubaili (11 km) and Bandrak (13 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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