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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 767 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 767
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 21st largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Amarpur

Amarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amarpur 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 10+ 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 83 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Chausa 20 km
Nearest town Buxar 23 km
District headquarters Rohtas 83 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpur 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 1,499. That makes it the 21st largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Amarpur village has 767 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Amarpur covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarpur falls under Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Chausa, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Amarpur.

Amarpur is about 83 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur is in Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district. Rajpur is about 13 km away. Chausa is about 20 km away. Buxar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barana (8.5 km), Bisunpur (8.6 km) and Niranjanpur (13 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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