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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 727 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, 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 Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712302
Area (hectares) 64.96 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 727
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 74th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 64.96 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 45 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Mathnashipur, about 4.8 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 Mathnashipur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 15 km
Nearest town Memāri 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 45 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaniakhali 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 1,488. That makes it the 74th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Kamalpur village has 727 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 64.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Mathnashipur, about 4.8 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 village for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 45 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 Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Mathnashipur is about 4.8 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 15 km away. Memāri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dashghara (11 km), Srikrishnapur (11 km) and Gurap (13 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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