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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 165 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 165
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
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 Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 76th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Amarpur

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

Amarpur lies about 31 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 26 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 Amarpur
Tehsil headquarters Borio 11 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 26 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 31 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 31 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpur village had a population of 339. That makes it the 76th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Amarpur village has 165 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amarpur falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Kalian Chak, about 26 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 Amarpur.

Amarpur is about 31 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 11 km away. Kalian Chak is about 26 km away. Sahibganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barughutu (under 2 km), Dhobana (under 2 km) and Ichatanr (under 2 km).

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

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