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About Amjhor Village

Amjhor is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 506 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amjhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjhor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 506
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Amjhor compares

By the 2011 count Amjhor is the 34th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Amjhor

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

Amjhor lies about 45 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 16 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 Amjhor
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Karamtola 16 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 18 km
District headquarters Godda 45 km

Villages closest to Amjhor

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 Amjhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjhor village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 34th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Amjhor village has 506 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjhor has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Amjhor covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amjhor falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amjhor is Karamtola, about 16 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 Amjhor.

Amjhor is about 45 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amjhor is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 8.0 km away. Karamtola is about 16 km away. Sāhibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuabathan (under 2 km), Katengi (1.6 km) and Ranidih (2.6 km).

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

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