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About Amdar Village

Amdar is a large village in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,585, made up of 1,902 males and 1,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Amdar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sabour
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 3,585
Male Population 1,902
Female Population 1,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amdar compares

By the 2011 count Amdar is the 12th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 23 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 877.

Getting to Amdar

Amdar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amdar as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amdar from other places

Amdar lies about 13 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about 6.6 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 Amdar
Nearest railway station Sabaur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabour 7.0 km
Nearest town Purāini 12 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 13 km

Villages closest to Amdar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdar village had a population of 3,585. That makes it the 12th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Amdar village has 1,902 males and 1,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Amdar covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amdar falls under Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amdar is Sabaur, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amdar.

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

Amdar is in Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about 6.6 km away. Sabour is about 7.0 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amdar Milik (under 2 km), Sewaidih (under 2 km) and Maheshpur (under 2 km).

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

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