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About Amra Village

Amra is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,944, made up of 2,563 males and 2,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.6 hectares hectares.

Amra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 205.6 hectares
Population 4,944
Male Population 2,563
Female Population 2,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Amra compares

By the 2011 count Amra 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 205.6 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Amra

Amra 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 Amra 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amra from other places

Amra lies about 40 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, 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 Amra
Nearest railway station Karwandia under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 6.7 km
Nearest town Sasarām 6.7 km
District headquarters Rohtas 40 km

Villages closest to Amra

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 Amra

As per the Census of India 2011, Amra village had a population of 4,944. 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.

Amra village has 2,563 males and 2,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Amra covers 205.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amra falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amra is Karwandia, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Amra.

Amra 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.

Amra is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about under 2 km away. Sasaram is about 6.7 km away. Sasarām is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amri (under 2 km), Durgapur (under 2 km) and Basa (under 2 km).

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

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