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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 108 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 108
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 147th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

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 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 26 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 18 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 town Māchhīwāra 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 11 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 18 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 26 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 213. That makes it the 147th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Kamalpur village has 108 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamalpur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Rahon, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 26 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Māchhīwāra is about 8.8 km away. Balachaur is about 11 km away. Rahon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandupur (under 2 km), Khanpur Kulewal (under 2 km) and Raipur (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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