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About Amrai Village

Amrai is a large village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,033, made up of 1,033 males and 1,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares.

Amrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amrai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 2,033
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 1,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amrai compares

By the 2011 count Amrai is the 30th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Amrai

Amrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amrai as Available within 5 - 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 Amrai from other places

Amrai lies about 22 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 9.6 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 Amrai
Nearest town Arāria 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Behea 22 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 22 km

Villages closest to Amrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amrai village had a population of 2,033. That makes it the 30th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Amrai village has 1,033 males and 1,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amrai has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Amrai covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amrai falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amrai is Araria Court, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amrai.

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

Amrai is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about 1.9 km away. Araria Court is about 9.6 km away. Behea 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 Dubauli (3.7 km), Rati Dubawal (3.7 km) and Sirampur (4.3 km).

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

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