About Amtal Village

Amtal is a large village in Baliapur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,738, made up of 1,971 males and 1,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amtal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amtal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Baliapur
Pincode	828201
Area (hectares)	292.81 hectares
Population	3,738
Male Population	1,971
Female Population	1,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amtal compares

By the 2011 count Amtal is the 9th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 292.81 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Amtal

Amtal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amtal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Amtal from other places

Amtal lies about 4.8 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Dokra Halt, about 4.0 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 Amtal
Nearest railway station	Dokra Halt	4.0 km
Nearest town	Jharia	4.0 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baliapur	8.8 km

Villages closest to Amtal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amtal village had a population of 3,738. That makes it the 9th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Amtal village has 1,971 males and 1,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amtal has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Amtal is 828201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amtal covers 292.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amtal falls under Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amtal is Dokra Halt, about 4.0 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 village for Amtal.

Amtal is about 4.8 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amtal is in Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Dokra Halt is about 4.0 km away. Jharia is about 4.0 km away. Dhanbad is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.