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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is one of the larger villages in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,802, made up of 3,488 males and 3,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, 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 Ratua I
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 804.92 hectares
Population 6,802
Male Population 3,488
Female Population 3,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 804.92 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ratua I 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 Ratua I 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 6,802. That makes it the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Kamalpur village has 3,488 males and 3,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 804.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Ratua I 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Kumarganj is about 2.2 km away. Ratua I 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 Purbba Kamalpur (under 2 km), Balia Binodpur (9.0 km) and Samshi (9.3 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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