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About Kamarghat Village

Kamarghat is a small village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 152 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamarghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamarghat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Hilli
Pincode 733145
Area (hectares) 45.84 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 152
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kamarghat compares

By the 2011 count Kamarghat is the 69th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 45.84 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kamarghat

The census records public bus service for Kamarghat 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamarghat from other places

Kamarghat lies about 23 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Balurghat, about 2.3 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 Kamarghat
Nearest town Bālurghāt under 2 km
Nearest railway station Balurghat 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hilli 23 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 23 km

Villages closest to Kamarghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilli 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 Kamarghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamarghat village had a population of 291. That makes it the 69th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Kamarghat village has 152 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamarghat has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kamarghat is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamarghat covers 45.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamarghat falls under Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamarghat is Balurghat, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamarghat.

Kamarghat is about 23 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamarghat is in Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Bālurghāt is about under 2 km away. Balurghat is about 2.3 km away. Hilli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agra (8.7 km), Jamalpur (14 km) and Srirampur (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kamarghat today is likely to be higher.

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