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About Bara Amarpur Village

Bara Amarpur is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 229 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Amarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 258.6 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 229
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Amarpur is the 92nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 258.6 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bara Amarpur

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

Bara Amarpur lies about 34 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 26 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 Bara Amarpur
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 26 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 31 km
District headquarters Godda 34 km

Villages closest to Bara Amarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boarijor 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 Bara Amarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Amarpur village had a population of 447. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bara Amarpur village has 229 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Amarpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Bara Amarpur covers 258.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Amarpur falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Amarpur is Kalian Chak, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Bara Amarpur.

Bara Amarpur is about 34 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Amarpur is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 6.8 km away. Kalian Chak is about 26 km away. Sāhibganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Amarpur (under 2 km), Orbot (1.7 km) and Mahula (2.3 km).

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

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