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About Amkona Village

Amkona is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 176 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amkona village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 176
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amkona compares

By the 2011 count Amkona is the 103rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Amkona

Amkona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amkona as Available within <5 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 Amkona from other places

Amkona lies about 42 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 11 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 Amkona
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 20 km
District headquarters Pakur 42 km

Villages closest to Amkona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amkona village had a population of 370. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Amkona village has 176 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amkona has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Amkona is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amkona covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amkona falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amkona is Harinsing, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amkona.

Amkona is about 42 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amkona is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 2.7 km away. Harinsing is about 11 km away. Nalhāti 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 Sikharpasni (under 2 km), Dhekiduha (under 2 km) and Aludaha (1.6 km).

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

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