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About Amarpur Ghal Village

Amarpur Ghal is a large village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,028, made up of 1,066 males and 962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarpur Ghal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur Ghal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 2,028
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amarpur Ghal compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur Ghal is the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Amarpur Ghal

Amarpur Ghal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amarpur Ghal as Available within 5 - 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 Amarpur Ghal from other places

Amarpur Ghal lies about 22 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 20 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 Amarpur Ghal
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Bela 20 km
District headquarters Godda 22 km

Villages closest to Amarpur Ghal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Amarpur Ghal

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpur Ghal village had a population of 2,028. That makes it the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Amarpur Ghal village has 1,066 males and 962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur Ghal has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur Ghal is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur Ghal covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amarpur Ghal falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur Ghal is Bela, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amarpur Ghal.

Amarpur Ghal is about 22 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur Ghal is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 3.5 km away. Bela is about 20 km away. Godda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpur (under 2 km), Ransi (under 2 km) and Parbatta (under 2 km).

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

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