# Kamalpur Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,977 people in 675 households**, the 8th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 3,977people (2011)
- 675households
- 40.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Kamalpur PIN code and other codes

Kamalpur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSanhoula
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240261

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?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)37 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?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhaglpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 49% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 19 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****27%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.3%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**944

Working population ****35.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.3% for men and 31.5% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,156 (83%)

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 Sonhaula

- Maheshpur5,299 people
- Arar5,097 people
- Sanokhar4,451 people
- Sakrawan4,135 people
- Maheshkhor3,886 people
- Dhoawa3,787 people
- Sohael3,689 people
- Amdanda3,613 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamalpur from Bhagalpur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kamalpur?3,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur?40.3% (Census 2011)