Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj
# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816101. The 2011 Census counted 661 people in 121 households, the 78th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.
- 661 people (2011)
- 121 households
- 51.2% literacy
- 816101 PIN code

## Kamalpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kamalpur is 816101. Kamalpur falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816101
- Gram panchayat Kalu
- Community development block Barharwa
- Census village code 359638

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kamalpur from nearby towns?
- Rajmahal (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kamalpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Barharwa
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Barharwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kamalpur known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include bidi and rope. About 53% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Barharwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 8%
- Toilet within the home 3% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 85%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 85%
- Use banking services 34% 38%
- Television 4% 8%
- Mobile phone 34% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 26% 33%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kamalpur?

■ Kamalpur · ■ Barharwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.2% 56.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 961
- Working population 48.7% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 41.5% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 314 (98%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Barharwa
- Chandipur 688 people
- Jagarnathpur 687 people
- Ranigram 686 people
- Basna 668 people
- Srikantpara 653 people
- Sirasing 641 people
- Ganeshpur 621 people
- Shamnagar 620 people

All 240 villages in Barharwa

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kamalpur? 816101
- How far is Kamalpur from Sahibganj? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Kamalpur? 661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in? Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur? 51.2% (Census 2011)

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