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About Amarpura Village

Amarpura is one of the larger villages in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,056, made up of 2,365 males and 2,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Amarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 5,056
Male Population 2,365
Female Population 2,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amarpura compares

By the 2011 count Amarpura is the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Amarpura

Amarpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amarpura as Available within <5 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 Amarpura from other places

Amarpura lies about 26 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 8.8 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 Amarpura
Nearest railway station Sidhwalia 8.8 km
Nearest town Barauli 11 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 26 km

Villages closest to Amarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpura village had a population of 5,056. That makes it the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Amarpura village has 2,365 males and 2,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpura has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Amarpura covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amarpura falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarpura is Sidhwalia, about 8.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amarpura.

Amarpura is about 26 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpura is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 8.8 km away. Barauli is about 11 km away. Gopalganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagiraha (under 2 km), Salehpur (under 2 km) and Barahima (1.5 km).

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

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