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About Amri Village

Amri is one of the larger villages in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,527, made up of 2,767 males and 2,760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.4 hectares hectares.

Amri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 197.4 hectares
Population 5,527
Male Population 2,767
Female Population 2,760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amri compares

By the 2011 count Amri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 197.4 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Amri

Amri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amri from other places

Amri lies about 40 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, about 2.0 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 Amri
Nearest railway station Karwandia 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 6.2 km
Nearest town Sasarām 6.2 km
District headquarters Rohtas 40 km

Villages closest to Amri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amri village had a population of 5,527. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Amri village has 2,767 males and 2,760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amri has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Amri covers 197.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amri falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amri is Karwandia, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Amri.

Amri is about 40 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amri is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about 2.0 km away. Sasaram is about 6.2 km away. Sasarām is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amra (under 2 km), Dawanpur (under 2 km) and Durgapur (under 2 km).

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

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