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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 475 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Pincode 824235
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 475
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 89th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Amarpur

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

How far is Amarpur from other places

Amarpur lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 15 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 Amarpur
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 9.1 km
Nearest town Tekāri 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpur village had a population of 935. That makes it the 89th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Amarpur village has 475 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 824235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarpur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Ner Halt, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Amarpur.

Amarpur is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 9.1 km away. Tekāri is about 9.1 km away. Ner Halt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidpur (under 2 km), Lodipur (under 2 km) and Lohanipur (under 2 km).

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

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