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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a large village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,165 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Pincode 811106
Area (hectares) 127.1 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,165
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 39th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 127.1 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Amarpur

Amarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Amarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amarpur from other places

Amarpur lies about 26 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Masudan, about 6.6 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 Amarpur
Nearest railway station Masudan 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 11 km
Nearest town Ballia 15 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 26 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 2,207. That makes it the 39th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Amarpur village has 1,165 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 811106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 127.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amarpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Masudan, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Amarpur.

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

Amarpur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Masudan is about 6.6 km away. Surajgarha is about 11 km away. Ballia 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 Bherha (under 2 km), Modnipur (under 2 km) and Nanakpur Doghra (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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