About Amhara Village

Amhara is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 768 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813105
Area (hectares)	191 hectares
Population	1,472
Male Population	768
Female Population	704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amhara compares

By the 2011 count Amhara is the 49th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Amhara

Amhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amhara as Available within 10+ 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 Amhara from other places

Amhara lies about 27 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 5.9 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 Amhara
Nearest railway station	Tikani	5.9 km
Nearest town	Purāini	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	12 km
District headquarters	Banka	27 km

Villages closest to Amhara

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.

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Common questions about Amhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Amhara village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 49th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Amhara village has 768 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amhara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Amhara is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amhara covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amhara falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amhara is Tikani, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amhara.

Amhara is about 27 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amhara is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 5.9 km away. Purāini is about 8.8 km away. Rajaun is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.