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About Amjhar Village

Amjhar is a small village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 100 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares.

Amjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Area (hectares) 459 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 100
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amjhar compares

By the 2011 count Amjhar is the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Amjhar

Amjhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amjhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amjhar from other places

Amjhar lies about 117 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 14 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 Amjhar
Nearest railway station Barhi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadih 18 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 20 km
District headquarters Bokaro 117 km

Villages closest to Amjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjhar village had a population of 210. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Amjhar village has 100 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjhar has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Amjhar covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amjhar falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amjhar is Barhi, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amjhar.

Amjhar is about 117 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amjhar is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Barhi is about 14 km away. Nawadih is about 18 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipradih (6.1 km), Belargaraha (7.7 km) and Parasbani (11 km).

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

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