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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 329 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813204, 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 Colgong
Pincode 813204
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 329
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 86th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Amarpur

Amarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amarpur from other places

Amarpur lies about 33 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 20 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 Bela 20 km
Nearest town Godda 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 26 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 33 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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 615. That makes it the 86th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Amarpur village has 329 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 813204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Bela, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amarpur.

Amarpur is about 33 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 Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bela is about 20 km away. Godda is about 22 km away. Colgong 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 Kol Makhsuspur (4.0 km), Karahara Basdeopur Milik (4.3 km) and Bishunpur (6.7 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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