About Amar Village

Amar is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 869 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Pincode	803110
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	1,659
Male Population	869
Female Population	790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amar compares

By the 2011 count Amar is the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Amar

Amar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amar from other places

Amar lies about 17 km from Nalanda. 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 Amar
Tehsil headquarters	Harnaut	6.4 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	17 km

Villages closest to Amar

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

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Common questions about Amar

As per the Census of India 2011, Amar village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Amar village has 869 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Amar is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amar covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amar falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Amar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Amar.

Amar is about 17 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amar is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about 6.4 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 11 km away. Nalanda is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.