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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 361 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, 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 Haripal
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 81.78 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 361
Female Population 330
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 <5 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 132nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 81.78 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kamalpur

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 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
Nearest town Memāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 30 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 Haripal 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 691. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Kamalpur village has 361 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 81.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Haripal 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 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 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 Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Mathnashipur is about 4.8 km away. Memāri is about 16 km away. Haripal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirazpur (13 km), Chak Chandinagar (15 km) and Santipur (16 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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