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About Ampara Village

Ampara is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 228 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ampara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ampara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 228
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ampara compares

By the 2011 count Ampara is the 116th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ampara

Ampara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ampara as Available within 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 Ampara from other places

Ampara lies about 43 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 30 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 Ampara
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 30 km
Nearest town Pakur 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 43 km

Villages closest to Ampara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ampara village had a population of 460. That makes it the 116th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Ampara village has 228 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ampara has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ampara is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ampara covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ampara falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ampara is Banshlai Bridge, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Ampara.

Ampara is about 43 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ampara is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Banshlai Bridge is about 30 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Ramgarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhua (2.9 km), Dudhuma (2.9 km) and Baramasia (3.4 km).

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

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