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About Kamarpukur Village

Kamarpukur is a large village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,121, made up of 1,592 males and 1,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamarpukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamarpukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712612
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 3,121
Male Population 1,592
Female Population 1,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kamarpukur compares

By the 2011 count Kamarpukur is the 14th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kamarpukur

Kamarpukur 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 Kamarpukur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamarpukur from other places

Kamarpukur 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 Kamarpukur
Nearest railway station Guma 3.9 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km

Villages closest to Kamarpukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II 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 Kamarpukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamarpukur village had a population of 3,121. That makes it the 14th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Kamarpukur village has 1,592 males and 1,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamarpukur has about 960 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 955.

The pincode recorded for Kamarpukur is 712612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamarpukur covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamarpukur falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamarpukur is Guma, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kamarpukur.

Kamarpukur 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.

Kamarpukur is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Guma is about 3.9 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.3 km away. Goghat II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Amarpur (under 2 km), Punia (7.4 km) and Kultala (8.3 km).

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

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