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About Amrai Village

Amrai is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,041, made up of 508 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amrai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 314.61 hectares
Population 1,041
Male Population 508
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amrai compares

By the 2011 count Amrai is the 23rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 314.61 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Amrai

Amrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amrai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amrai from other places

Amrai lies about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tunia, about 5.2 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 Amrai
Nearest railway station Tunia 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 10 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 17 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 22 km

Villages closest to Amrai

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.

Common questions about Amrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Amrai village had a population of 1,041. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Amrai village has 508 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amrai has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Amrai is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amrai covers 314.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Amrai is Tunia, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amrai.

Amrai is about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amrai is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tunia is about 5.2 km away. Goilkera is about 10 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotaamba (under 2 km), Kuira (1.9 km) and Buruduya (2.3 km).

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

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