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About Amra Village

Amra is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 414 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares.

Amra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 790
Male Population 414
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Amra compares

By the 2011 count Amra is the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Amra

Amra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amra 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 Amra from other places

Amra lies about 8.6 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about under 2 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 Amra
Nearest railway station Bandhua under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 8.6 km
District headquarters Gaya 8.6 km

Villages closest to Amra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amra village had a population of 790. That makes it the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Amra village has 414 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amra has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Amra covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amra falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amra is Bandhua, about under 2 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 Amra.

Amra is about 8.6 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amra is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. Bandhua is about under 2 km away. Manpur is about 8.6 km away. Gaya is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amari (under 2 km), Bagahi Kalan (2.1 km) and Meharban Chak (2.5 km).

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

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