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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 404 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803118
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 404
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 48th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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 village. 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 Amarpur from other places

Amarpur lies about 12 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rahui Road, about under 2 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 Rahui Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 3.3 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 8.7 km
District headquarters Nalanda 12 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahui 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 766. That makes it the 48th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Amarpur village has 404 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 803118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarpur falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Rahui Road, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Amarpur.

Amarpur is about 12 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui Road is about under 2 km away. Rahui is about 3.3 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangan Bigha (under 2 km), Kadi Bigha (under 2 km) and Patasang (1.6 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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