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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is one of the larger villages in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,098, made up of 2,447 males and 2,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422 hectares hectares.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 422 hectares
Population 5,098
Male Population 2,447
Female Population 2,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 422 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

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 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 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 16 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 Darauli 3.2 km
Nearest town Sikandarpur 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Mairwa 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darauli 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 5,098. That makes it the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Amarpur village has 2,447 males and 2,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Amarpur covers 422 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarpur falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Mairwa, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amarpur.

Amarpur is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 3.2 km away. Sikandarpur is about 8.1 km away. Mairwa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diyara Mauza Amarpur (under 2 km), Narauli (under 2 km) and Karmaha (under 2 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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