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About Bara Amra Village

Bara Amra is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 128 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Amra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Amra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 128
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Amra compares

By the 2011 count Bara Amra is the 143rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bara Amra

Bara Amra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bara Amra as Available within 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 Amra from other places

Bara Amra lies about 46 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Amra
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 20 km
District headquarters Godda 46 km

Villages closest to Bara Amra

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 Amra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Amra village had a population of 245. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bara Amra village has 128 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Amra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Bara Amra covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara Amra is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance for Bara Amra.

Bara Amra is about 46 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Amra is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Boarijor is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisabaran (under 2 km), Bara Basgi (under 2 km) and Bara Chatampur (under 2 km).

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

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