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About Amtola Village

Amtola is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 77 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amtola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 96.55 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 77
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Amtola compares

By the 2011 count Amtola is the 122nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 96.55 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Amtola

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

Amtola lies about 34 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 8.4 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 Amtola
Nearest railway station Dhamdhamia 8.4 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 34 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 34 km

Villages closest to Amtola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amtola village had a population of 148. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Amtola village has 77 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amtola has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Amtola is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amtola covers 96.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amtola falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amtola is Dhamdhamia, about 8.4 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 Amtola.

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

Amtola is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about 8.4 km away. Rājmahal is about 20 km away. Barhait is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagle (under 2 km), Piparjuria (under 2 km) and Kamugoda (1.9 km).

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

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