# Kamalpur Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,357 people in 267 households**, the 73rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 1,357people (2011)
- 267households
- 57.3%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Kamalpur PIN code and other codes

Kamalpur falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachera
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221771

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kamalpur from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kamalpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kamalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kamalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**23%

Television ****19%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kamalpur?

■ Kamalpur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**960

Working population ****30.1%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 48.5% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (17%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Raniganj

- Karahia1,607 people
- Ahmadpur Pahi1,568 people
- Garha1,492 people
- Binodpur1,361 people
- Deothal1,215 people
- Kamalpur1,209 people
- Lachhmipur1,106 people
- Sakraili635 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamalpur from Araria?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kamalpur?1,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur?57.3% (Census 2011)