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About Kamalhir Village

Kamalhir is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 775 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamalhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalhir village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 122.84 hectares
Population 1,459
Male Population 775
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalhir compares

By the 2011 count Kamalhir is the 28th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 122.84 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kamalhir

Kamalhir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamalhir as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jahur Bana, Jhanka, Jhupulia and Kalakundi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kamalhir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamalhir village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 28th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Kamalhir village has 775 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalhir has about 883 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 Kamalhir is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalhir covers 122.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalhir falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kamalhir notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kamalhir.

Kamalhir is in Saltora tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kamalhir today is likely to be higher.

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