About Amgachhi Village

Amgachhi is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 209 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amgachhi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	411
Male Population	209
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Amgachhi is the 123rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 986.

Getting to Amgachhi

Amgachhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Amgachhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Amgachhi from other places

Amgachhi lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 23 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 Amgachhi
Nearest railway station	Jamtara	23 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	34 km

Villages closest to Amgachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amgachhi village had a population of 411. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Amgachhi village has 209 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amgachhi has about 967 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Amgachhi is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amgachhi covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amgachhi falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amgachhi is Jamtara, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Amgachhi.

Amgachhi is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amgachhi is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Jamtara is about 23 km away. Jāmtāra is about 23 km away. Jama is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.