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About Amrapahari Village

Amrapahari is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 437 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amrapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amrapahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 437
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amrapahari compares

By the 2011 count Amrapahari is the 43rd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Amrapahari

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

Amrapahari lies about 46 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 32 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 Amrapahari
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 30 km
Nearest town Pakur 31 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 46 km

Villages closest to Amrapahari

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 Amrapahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Amrapahari village had a population of 872. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Amrapahari village has 437 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amrapahari has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Amrapahari covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amrapahari falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amrapahari is Tilbhita, about 32 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 village for Amrapahari.

Amrapahari is about 46 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amrapahari is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ramgarh is about 30 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Tilbhita is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arpahari (under 2 km), Garrapahari (under 2 km) and Nakrapahari (under 2 km).

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

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