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About Amjhar Village

Amjhar is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 576 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 104.58 hectares
Population 1,116
Male Population 576
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amjhar compares

By the 2011 count Amjhar is the 46th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 104.58 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Amjhar

Amjhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amjhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amjhar from other places

Amjhar lies about 46 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 14 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 Amjhar
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 14 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 46 km

Villages closest to Amjhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauparan 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 Amjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjhar village had a population of 1,116. That makes it the 46th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Amjhar village has 576 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjhar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Amjhar is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amjhar covers 104.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amjhar falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amjhar is Barhi, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Amjhar.

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

Amjhar is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 8.1 km away. Barhi is about 14 km away. Jhumri Telaiya 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 Gurubara (under 2 km), Ahri (under 2 km) and Dhobda Ahri (under 2 km).

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

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