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About Kamalpur Village

Kamalpur is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 745 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 745
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 71st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

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 49 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 9.4 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 Harishchandrapur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 25 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 49 km

Villages closest to Kamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar 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 1,437. That makes it the 71st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kamalpur village has 745 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kamalpur is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalpur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kamalpur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kamalpur is Harishchandrapur, about 9.4 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 49 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalpur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 9.4 km away. Itahar is about 25 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalpur (under 2 km), Uttar Jamalpur (under 2 km) and Mirzatpur (under 2 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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