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About Amna Village

Amna is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 626 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Amna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 626
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amna compares

By the 2011 count Amna is the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Amna

The census records public bus service for Amna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amna from other places

Amna lies about 129 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hasanpur Road, about 5.7 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 Amna
Nearest railway station Hasanpur Road 5.7 km
Nearest town Rosera 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 129 km

Villages closest to Amna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amna village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Amna village has 626 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amna has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Amna covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amna falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amna is Hasanpur Road, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amna.

Amna is about 129 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amna is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Hasanpur Road is about 5.7 km away. Rosera is about 15 km away. Dagarua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (under 2 km), Parsarai (under 2 km) and Dumra (5.9 km).

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

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