About Amari Village

Amari is one of the larger villages in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,844, made up of 2,991 males and 2,853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Shekhopur Sarai
Pincode	801103
Area (hectares)	514 hectares
Population	5,844
Male Population	2,991
Female Population	2,853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amari compares

By the 2011 count Amari is the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 514 hectares work out to about 11 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 924.

Getting to Amari

Amari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amari 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 Amari from other places

Amari lies about 14 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 8.1 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 Amari
Nearest railway station	Dergaon Halt	8.1 km
Nearest town	Barbigha	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shekhopur Sarai	14 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	14 km

Villages closest to Amari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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.

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Common questions about Amari

As per the Census of India 2011, Amari village had a population of 5,844. That makes it the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Amari village has 2,991 males and 2,853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amari 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 924.

The pincode recorded for Amari is 801103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amari covers 514 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amari falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amari is Dergaon Halt, about 8.1 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 Amari.

Amari is about 14 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amari is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Dergaon Halt is about 8.1 km away. Barbigha is about 9.0 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.