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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 910 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731101, 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 Suri I
Pincode 731101
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 1,783
Male Population 910
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kamalpur

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 <5 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 Suri I 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 Suri 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 1,783. That makes it the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Kamalpur village has 910 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 731101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Suri I 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 <5 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 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 Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Suri I 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 Uttar Raypur (5.8 km), Singur (9.1 km) and Rajanpur (9.3 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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