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About Amraura Village

Amraura is a mid sized village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 676 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Amraura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amraura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Chandi
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 676
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amraura compares

By the 2011 count Amraura is the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Amraura

The census records public bus service for Amraura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amraura from other places

Amraura lies about 86 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 1.7 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 Amraura
Nearest railway station Garhani 1.7 km
Nearest town Jagdīspur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandi 22 km
District headquarters Nalanda 86 km

Villages closest to Amraura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amraura village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Amraura village has 676 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amraura has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Amraura covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amraura falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amraura is Garhani, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Amraura.

Amraura is about 86 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amraura is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Garhani is about 1.7 km away. Jagdīspur is about 18 km away. Chandi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (1.6 km), Bhagwanpur (4.9 km) and Dihra (8.2 km).

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

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