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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 229 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 64.26 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 229
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 99th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 64.26 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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 - 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 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 11 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 Lohapur 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar 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 471. That makes it the 99th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Kamalpur village has 229 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 64.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Lohapur, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Illambazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (11 km), Gopinathpur (12 km) and Jalalnagar (12 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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