About Amjharna Village

Amjharna is a small village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 152 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amjharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjharna village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Goilkera
Pincode	833103
Area (hectares)	281 hectares
Population	312
Male Population	152
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amjharna compares

By the 2011 count Amjharna is the 87th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1008.

Getting to Amjharna

Amjharna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amjharna 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amjharna from other places

Amjharna lies about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Derowan, about 2.2 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 Amjharna
Nearest railway station	Derowan	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goilkera	6.8 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	34 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	38 km

Villages closest to Amjharna

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

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Common questions about Amjharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjharna village had a population of 312. That makes it the 87th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Amjharna village has 152 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjharna has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Amjharna is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amjharna covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amjharna falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amjharna is Derowan, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Amjharna.

Amjharna is about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amjharna is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Derowan is about 2.2 km away. Goilkera is about 6.8 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.