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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 444 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 53.87 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 444
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 95th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 53.87 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamalpur from other places

Kamalpur lies about 26 km from Dakshin Dinajpur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Balurghat 14 km
Nearest town Bālurghāt 14 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 26 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balurghat 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 95th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Kamalpur village has 444 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 53.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamalpur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

Kamalpur is about 26 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Balurghat is about 14 km away. Bālurghāt is about 14 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpukur (under 2 km), Dangbiral (under 2 km) and Chak Laksminarayan (5.0 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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