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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is one of the larger villages in Bihpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,733, made up of 4,156 males and 3,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Bihpur
Pincode 853201
Area (hectares) 505 hectares
Population 7,733
Male Population 4,156
Female Population 3,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 6th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents. Its 505 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Amarpur

Amarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Amarpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amarpur from other places

Amarpur lies about 22 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 3.3 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 Amarpur
Nearest railway station Ekchari 3.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 5.0 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihpur 30 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpur village had a population of 7,733. That makes it the 6th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents.

Amarpur village has 4,156 males and 3,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 853201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 505 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amarpur falls under Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Ekchari, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Amarpur is about 22 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur is in Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 3.3 km away. Colgong is about 5.0 km away. Bhagalpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peari Chak (9.1 km), Mirma Chak (15 km) and Bhagwatipur (18 km).

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

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