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About Kamnagar Village

Kamnagar is one of the larger villages in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,923, made up of 4,149 males and 3,774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742405
Area (hectares) 791.64 hectares
Population 7,923
Male Population 4,149
Female Population 3,774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Kamnagar is the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 791.64 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kamnagar

Kamnagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kamnagar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamnagar from other places

Kamnagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Kamnagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga II 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Kamnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beldanga II 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 Kamnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamnagar village had a population of 7,923. That makes it the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Kamnagar village has 4,149 males and 3,774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamnagar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kamnagar is 742405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamnagar covers 791.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamnagar falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamnagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kamnagar.

Kamnagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamnagar is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Beldanga II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikal Nagar (under 2 km), Charkam Nagar (under 2 km) and Jainagar (under 2 km).

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

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