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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a small village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 140 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 71.2 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 140
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 247th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 71.2 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 9.7 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Kumarganj, about 2.2 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 Kumarganj 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 9.7 km
District headquarters Maldah 9.7 km
Nearest town Malda 24 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gazole 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 267. That makes it the 247th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Kamalpur village has 140 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 71.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamalpur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Kumarganj, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 9.7 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Kumarganj is about 2.2 km away. Gazole is about 9.7 km away. Maldah is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalpur (under 2 km), Rajnagar (9.7 km) and Raihopara (9.9 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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