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About Amgarhia Village

Amgarhia is a small village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 192 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares.

Amgarhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amgarhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 192
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amgarhia compares

By the 2011 count Amgarhia is the 125th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Amgarhia

Amgarhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amgarhia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amgarhia from other places

Amgarhia lies about 38 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 17 km away. 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 Amgarhia
Nearest railway station Ghogha 17 km
Nearest town Colgong 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 26 km
District headquarters Banka 38 km

Villages closest to Amgarhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amgarhia village had a population of 384. That makes it the 125th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Amgarhia village has 192 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amgarhia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Amgarhia covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amgarhia falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amgarhia is Ghogha, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amgarhia.

Amgarhia is about 38 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amgarhia is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about 17 km away. Colgong is about 22 km away. Rajaun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (7.0 km), Bhawanipur Shubkha (7.0 km) and Bhusia (7.7 km).

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

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