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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 891 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, 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 Magrahat I
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 62.08 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 891
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalpur is the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 62.08 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kamalpur

Kamalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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 Magrahat 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 Magrahat 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 1,740. That makes it the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Kamalpur village has 891 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 953 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 62.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kamalpur falls under Magrahat 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 2.6 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 3.8 km away. Magrahat 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 Ramchandrapur (5.9 km), Haripur (9.3 km) and Gopalnagar (9.9 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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