About Amjo Village

Amjo is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 304 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amjo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	607
Male Population	304
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amjo compares

By the 2011 count Amjo is the 79th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Amjo

Amjo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amjo as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amjo from other places

Amjo lies about 11 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.8 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 Amjo
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	4.8 km
District headquarters	Giridih	11 km

Villages closest to Amjo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjo village had a population of 607. That makes it the 79th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Amjo village has 304 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjo has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Amjo is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amjo covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amjo falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amjo is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Amjo.

Amjo is about 11 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amjo is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 3.8 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 4.8 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.