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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 765 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.35 hectares hectares.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 204.35 hectares
Population 1,542
Male Population 765
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 66th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 204.35 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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 - 10 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 33 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 6.9 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 Garkha 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt 6.9 km
Nearest town Chāpra 9.9 km
District headquarters Saran 33 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garkha 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 1,542. That makes it the 66th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Kamalpur village has 765 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Kamalpur covers 204.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 6.9 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 village for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 33 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Garkha is about 3.3 km away. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 6.9 km away. Chāpra is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (under 2 km), Sargatti (under 2 km) and Aloni (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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