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About Kamaldighi Village

Kamaldighi is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 261 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamaldighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamaldighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732128
Area (hectares) 98.83 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 261
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamaldighi compares

By the 2011 count Kamaldighi is the 67th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 98.83 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 977.

Getting to Kamaldighi

Kamaldighi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamaldighi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamaldighi from other places

Kamaldighi lies about 20 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Samsi, about 2.9 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 Kamaldighi
Nearest railway station Samsi 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maldah Old 20 km
District headquarters Maldah 20 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 32 km

Villages closest to Kamaldighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maldah Old 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 Kamaldighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamaldighi village had a population of 504. That makes it the 67th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Kamaldighi village has 261 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamaldighi has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kamaldighi is 732128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamaldighi covers 98.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamaldighi falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamaldighi is Samsi, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance for Kamaldighi.

Kamaldighi is about 20 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamaldighi is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district. Samsi is about 2.9 km away. Maldah Old is about 20 km away. Maldah 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 Goalpara (9.3 km), Balarampur (11 km) and Rachulpur (11 km).

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

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