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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,460, made up of 738 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 1,460
Male Population 738
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 27th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

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 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 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 69 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, 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 Sini Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 9.6 km
Nearest town Bhetia 21 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 69 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potka 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 1,460. That makes it the 27th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Kamalpur village has 738 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Sini Junction, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 69 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Sini Junction is about under 2 km away. Potka is about 9.6 km away. Bhetia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doyarsini (under 2 km), Hariramdi Alias Jojogora (2.1 km) and Jojosai (2.1 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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