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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is one of the larger villages in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,519, made up of 3,387 males and 3,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732203, 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 Manikchak
Pincode 732203
Area (hectares) 298.25 hectares
Population 6,519
Male Population 3,387
Female Population 3,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 298.25 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur 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 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 42 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about under 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 Karanpurato under 2 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 19 km
District headquarters Maldah 42 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manikchak 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 6,519. That makes it the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Kamalpur village has 3,387 males and 3,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 732203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 298.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Karanpurato, about under 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 42 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 Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Karanpurato is about under 2 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Manikchak is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmipur (4.0 km), Purbba Saidpur (6.5 km) and Saidpur (6.5 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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