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About Amgachhi Pahar Village

Amgachhi Pahar is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 143 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1374.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amgachhi Pahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amgachhi Pahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 1374.13 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 143
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
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 Pahar compares

By the 2011 count Amgachhi Pahar is the 149th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 1374.13 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Amgachhi Pahar

Amgachhi Pahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Amgachhi Pahar 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 Pahar from other places

Amgachhi Pahar 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 Pahar
Nearest railway station Jamtara 23 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Amgachhi Pahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amgachhi Pahar village had a population of 307. That makes it the 149th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Amgachhi Pahar village has 143 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amgachhi Pahar has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Amgachhi Pahar covers 1374.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amgachhi Pahar falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amgachhi Pahar 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 Pahar.

Amgachhi Pahar 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 Pahar is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Jamtara is about 23 km away. Jāmtāra is about 23 km away. Masalia is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgachhi (under 2 km), Baksidih (under 2 km) and Ghasimarni (2.2 km).

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

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