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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is one of the larger villages in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,692, made up of 3,971 males and 3,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742302, 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 Raninagar I
Pincode 742302
Area (hectares) 626.85 hectares
Population 7,692
Male Population 3,971
Female Population 3,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 626.85 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 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 Raninagar I 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 Raninagar 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 7,692. That makes it the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Kamalpur village has 3,971 males and 3,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 742302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 626.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Raninagar I 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Raninagar I 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 Birkuchi Dangapara (1.9 km), Natkuli (2.7 km) and Dakshin Gopalpur (2.8 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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