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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 458 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713422, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713422
Area (hectares) 223.23 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 458
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 223.23 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

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 25 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Mathnashipur, about 4.7 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 Mathnashipur 4.7 km
Nearest town Memāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Purbasthali I 25 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 25 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbasthali I 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 877. That makes it the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Kamalpur village has 458 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 713422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 223.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamalpur falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Mathnashipur, about 4.7 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 25 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Mathnashipur is about 4.7 km away. Memāri is about 16 km away. Purbasthali I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamai (22 km), Golahat (23 km) and Bhatsala (23 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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