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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,962, made up of 1,499 males and 1,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712515, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712515
Area (hectares) 213.4 hectares
Population 2,962
Male Population 1,499
Female Population 1,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 213.4 hectares work out to about 14 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 964.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Guma, about 3.9 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 Guma 3.9 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 19 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh 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 2,962. That makes it the 17th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Kamalpur village has 1,499 males and 1,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 976 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 712515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 213.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Guma, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 20 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Guma is about 3.9 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.3 km away. Balagarh 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 Abdulpur (under 2 km), Musuria (2.7 km) and Naosarai (6.8 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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