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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a large village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,563, made up of 2,301 males and 2,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 108.46 hectares
Population 4,563
Male Population 2,301
Female Population 2,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 108.46 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

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 5 - 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 <5 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 6.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 2.6 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 Baharu 2.6 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 6.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.1 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 4,563. That makes it the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Kamalpur village has 2,301 males and 2,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 108.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamalpur falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Baharu, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamalpur.

Kamalpur is about 6.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 2.6 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 3.8 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinarayanpur (4.4 km), Ramchandrapur (5.9 km) and Krishnarampur (7.8 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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