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About Bara Kamalapur Village

Bara Kamalapur is one of the larger villages in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,047, made up of 10,048 males and 9,999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kamalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kamalapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712306
Area (hectares) 629.86 hectares
Population 20,047
Male Population 10,048
Female Population 9,999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Kamalapur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kamalapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 629.86 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bara Kamalapur

Bara Kamalapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Kamalapur 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 Bara Kamalapur from other places

Bara Kamalapur lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Begampur, about 3.0 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 Bara Kamalapur
Nearest railway station Begampur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 6.4 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 6.5 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Bara Kamalapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singur 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 Bara Kamalapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kamalapur village had a population of 20,047. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Bara Kamalapur village has 10,048 males and 9,999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kamalapur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kamalapur is 712306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kamalapur covers 629.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Kamalapur falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kamalapur is Begampur, about 3.0 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 Bara Kamalapur.

Bara Kamalapur is about 21 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Kamalapur is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Singur is about 6.4 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (2.6 km), Biramnagar (2.7 km) and Ramnagar (2.7 km).

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

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