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About Chhota Amarpur Village

Chhota Amarpur is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 118 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Amarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 118
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Chhota Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Amarpur is the 145th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chhota Amarpur

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

Chhota 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 Chhota 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 Chhota 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 Chhota Amarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Amarpur village had a population of 244. That makes it the 145th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Chhota Amarpur village has 118 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Amarpur has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Chhota Amarpur covers 143 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhota 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhota Amarpur.

Chhota 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.

Chhota 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 Bara 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 Chhota Amarpur today is likely to be higher.

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