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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 305 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, 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 Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 119.94 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 305
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 the 144th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 119.94 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 144 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 14 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 19 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 144 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 623. That makes it the 144th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Kamalpur village has 305 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 119.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamalpur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 - 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 144 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 Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Tapan is about 14 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balapur (under 2 km), Dhundipara (2.3 km) and Shyamnagar (3.3 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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