About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,664, made up of 839 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	583 hectares
Population	1,664
Male Population	839
Female Population	825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 583 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Amarpur

Amarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amarpur 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 Amarpur from other places

Amarpur lies about 57 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 5.2 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 Amarpur
Nearest railway station	Behrajor	5.2 km
Nearest town	Godda	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	24 km
District headquarters	Dumka	57 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

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.

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Common questions about Amarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpur village had a population of 1,664. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Amarpur village has 839 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 983 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 Amarpur is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 583 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amarpur falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Behrajor, about 5.2 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 Amarpur.

Amarpur is about 57 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Behrajor is about 5.2 km away. Godda is about 6.2 km away. Ramgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.