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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a large village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,973, made up of 1,539 males and 1,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.7 hectares hectares.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Kahara
Area (hectares) 268.7 hectares
Population 2,973
Male Population 1,539
Female Population 1,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 16th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 268.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Amarpur

Amarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amarpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 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 9.1 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 2.1 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 Sonbarsa Kacheri 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kahara 9.1 km
District headquarters Saharsa 9.1 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kahara 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 2,973. That makes it the 16th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Amarpur village has 1,539 males and 1,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Amarpur covers 268.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarpur falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amarpur.

Amarpur is about 9.1 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 2.1 km away. Kahara is about 9.1 km away. Saharsa is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (under 2 km), Kharagpur (2.4 km) and Baluaha (2.6 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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