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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,834, made up of 3,578 males and 3,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 6,834
Male Population 3,578
Female Population 3,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

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 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 148 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Pandaul, about under 2 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 Pandaul under 2 km
Nearest town Madhubani 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhara 17 km
District headquarters Purnia 148 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhara 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 6,834. That makes it the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Kamalpur village has 3,578 males and 3,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Kamalpur covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Pandaul, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 148 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 Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Pandaul is about under 2 km away. Madhubani is about 9.4 km away. Barhara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur Jagir (under 2 km), Kamalpur Milik (under 2 km) and Nathpur (7.7 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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