About Amjhar Village

Amjhar is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 24 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Deori
Pincode	815314
Area (hectares)	164.4 hectares
Population	47
Male Population	24
Female Population	23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amjhar compares

By the 2011 count Amjhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 164.4 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Amjhar

Amjhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amjhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Amjhar from other places

Amjhar lies about 172 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 6.9 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 Amjhar
Nearest railway station	Karra	6.9 km
Nearest town	Khunti	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deori	29 km
District headquarters	Giridih	172 km

Villages closest to Amjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjhar village had a population of 47. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Amjhar village has 24 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjhar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Amjhar is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amjhar covers 164.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amjhar falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amjhar is Karra, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Amjhar.

Amjhar is about 172 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amjhar is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Karra is about 6.9 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Deori is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.