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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 366 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742113
Area (hectares) 58.09 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 366
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 83rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 58.09 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

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 5 - 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 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 11 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 Lohapur 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 30 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 682. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Kamalpur village has 366 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 58.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Lohapur, about 11 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 Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 30 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahapara (1.9 km), Dangapara (1.9 km) and Hamdampur (3.5 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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