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About Amaghata Village

Amaghata is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 768 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amaghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amaghata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 828109
Area (hectares) 358.07 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 768
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amaghata compares

By the 2011 count Amaghata is the 48th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 358.07 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Amaghata

The census records public bus service for Amaghata as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amaghata from other places

Amaghata lies about 134 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 1.9 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 Amaghata
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 9.2 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 134 km

Villages closest to Amaghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amaghata village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 48th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Amaghata village has 768 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amaghata has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Amaghata is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amaghata covers 358.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amaghata falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amaghata is Haludpukur, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amaghata.

Amaghata is about 134 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amaghata is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Haludpukur is about 1.9 km away. Gobindpur is about 9.2 km away. Dhanbad is about 134 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatanr (under 2 km), Chhatatanr (under 2 km) and Murchatanr (under 2 km).

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

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