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About Amre Village

Amre is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 235 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amre village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815302
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 235
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amre compares

By the 2011 count Amre is the 131st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Amre

Amre is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amre as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amre from other places

Amre lies about 10 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 14 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 Amre
Tehsil headquarters Gande 10 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 14 km

Villages closest to Amre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amre village had a population of 463. That makes it the 131st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Amre village has 235 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amre has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Amre is 815302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amre covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amre falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amre is Giridih, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amre.

Amre is about 10 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amre is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 10 km away. Giridih is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alaitanr (under 2 km), Pandania (under 2 km) and Pindatanr (1.7 km).

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

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