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- LGD code
- 224463
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population
- 107
- Households
- 17
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Sex ratio
- 981 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 27
Census 2011 · in context
How Kamalpur compares
By population, Kamalpur ranks #210 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.7%
+6.4% vs mandal average
- Kamalpur
- 46.7%
- Kadwa mandal
- 40.3%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+59 vs mandal average
- Kamalpur
- 981
- Kadwa mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
6.3
+1.5 vs mandal average
- Kamalpur
- 6.3
- Kadwa mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kamalpur at a glance
Kamalpur is a village of 107 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 210th-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 47%, 6 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855105, served by Durgaganj post office; the LGD village code is 224463. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 126 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Beni Jalalpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamalpur · this village | 107 | 47% | — |
| Benijalalpur · Kadwa | 6,435 | 34% | — |
| Dhobighatta · Kadwa | 2,616 | 29% | — |
| Shah Nagar · Kadwa | 1,822 | 32% | — |
| Gobindpur · Kadwa | 1,508 | 29% | — |
| Malikpur · Kadwa | 1,162 | 47% | — |
| Ichail · Kadwa | 531 | 44% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kamalpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BIJAHARA
- Total area (ha)
- 91.92
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 42.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kamalpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kamalpur
- LGD code
- 224463
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 107
- Population (projected 2026)
- 126
- Households
- 17
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 981
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)