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About Amdanda Village

Amdanda is a large village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,613, made up of 1,867 males and 1,746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Amdanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 3,613
Male Population 1,867
Female Population 1,746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amdanda compares

By the 2011 count Amdanda is the 12th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Amdanda

Amdanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amdanda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amdanda from other places

Amdanda lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 9.0 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 Amdanda
Nearest railway station Ghogha 9.0 km
Nearest town Colgong 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 27 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Amdanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdanda village had a population of 3,613. That makes it the 12th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Amdanda village has 1,867 males and 1,746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdanda has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Amdanda covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amdanda falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amdanda is Ghogha, about 9.0 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 village for Amdanda.

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

Amdanda is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 9.0 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Sonhaula is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amdanda Buzurg (under 2 km), Madhusudanpur (under 2 km) and Masudanpur (under 2 km).

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

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