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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 314 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140117
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 314
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 90th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 7.7 km from Rupnagar. 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 Chamkaur Sahib 6.1 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 7.7 km
Nearest town Ropar 7.7 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 593. That makes it the 90th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kamalpur village has 314 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kamalpur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Kamalpur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 7.7 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 6.1 km away. Rupnagar is about 7.7 km away. Ropar is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheri Salabatpur (under 2 km), Bhaku Majra (1.6 km) and Talapur (2.4 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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