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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 340 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 33.01 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 340
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 33.01 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 50 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 3.4 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 Bonidanga 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 4.3 km
Nearest town Farakka 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 50 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 661. That makes it the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Kamalpur village has 340 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 33.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamalpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Bonidanga, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 50 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 3.4 km away. Barharwa is about 4.3 km away. Farakka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandijhaparia (under 2 km), Jamalpur (under 2 km) and Sudkhor (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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