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About Amara Village

Amara is a mid sized village in Ghograpar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 443 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.12 hectares hectares.

Amara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Ghograpar
Area (hectares) 155.12 hectares
Population 868
Male Population 443
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amara compares

By the 2011 count Amara is the 45th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 155.12 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Amara

Amara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amara from other places

Amara lies about 13 km from Baksa. 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 Amara
District headquarters Baksa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghograpar 15 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 17 km

Villages closest to Amara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghograpar 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 Amara

As per the Census of India 2011, Amara village had a population of 868. That makes it the 45th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Amara village has 443 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amara has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Amara covers 155.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amara falls under Ghograpar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Amara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amara.

Amara is about 13 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amara is in Ghograpar tehsil of Baksa district. Baksa is about 13 km away. Ghograpar is about 15 km away. Nalbāri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barigaon (9.4 km), Narikuchi (17 km) and Bhanukuchi (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Amara today is likely to be higher.

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