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About Kamakhyapur Village

Kamakhyapur is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,577, made up of 2,329 males and 2,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamakhyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamakhyapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743611
Area (hectares) 404.61 hectares
Population 4,577
Male Population 2,329
Female Population 2,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamakhyapur compares

By the 2011 count Kamakhyapur is the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 404.61 hectares work out to about 11 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 956.

Getting to Kamakhyapur

Kamakhyapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamakhyapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamakhyapur from other places

Kamakhyapur lies about 44 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 17 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 Kamakhyapur
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Canning 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 44 km

Villages closest to Kamakhyapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gosaba 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 Kamakhyapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamakhyapur village had a population of 4,577. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Kamakhyapur village has 2,329 males and 2,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamakhyapur has about 965 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Kamakhyapur is 743611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamakhyapur covers 404.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamakhyapur falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamakhyapur is Canning, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kamakhyapur.

Kamakhyapur is about 44 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.

Kamakhyapur is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 9.0 km away. Canning is about 17 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhupendrapur (under 2 km), Palpur (1.7 km) and Jhaukhali (2.2 km).

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

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