About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 319 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Gangajalghati
Pincode	722142
Area (hectares)	202.84 hectares
Population	584
Male Population	319
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	831
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 100th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 202.84 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 24 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 8.1 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	Jhantipahari	8.1 km
District headquarters	Bankura	24 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangajalghati	30 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangajalghati 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.

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Common questions about Kamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamalpur village had a population of 584. That makes it the 100th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Kamalpur village has 319 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 722142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 202.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamalpur falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Jhantipahari, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 24 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. Jhantipahari is about 8.1 km away. Bankura is about 24 km away. Bānkura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.