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About Amarut Village

Amarut is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,729, made up of 871 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Amarut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 1,729
Male Population 871
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amarut compares

By the 2011 count Amarut is the 26th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Amarut

Amarut is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amarut as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amarut from other places

Amarut lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 32 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 Amarut
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 3.9 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 12 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 32 km
District headquarters Gaya 35 km

Villages closest to Amarut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarut village had a population of 1,729. That makes it the 26th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Amarut village has 871 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarut has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Amarut covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amarut falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarut is Tankuppa, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amarut.

Amarut is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarut is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 3.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Tankuppa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kauabar (under 2 km), Bagsoti (under 2 km) and Anwara Dohar (under 2 km).

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

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