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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a small village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 59 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, 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 Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 41.25 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 59
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 41.25 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

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 5 - 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, and the nearest railway station is Balurghat, about 15 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 town Bālurghāt 14 km
Nearest railway station Balurghat 15 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangarampur 35 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangarampur 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 117. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Kamalpur village has 59 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 41.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Balurghat, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 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 Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Bālurghāt is about 14 km away. Balurghat is about 15 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 Chandura (4.2 km), Kathalhat Hosenpur (12 km) and Ramdebpur (18 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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