About Amdanda Village

Amdanda is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 539 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amdanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdanda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Pathna
Pincode	816101
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	1,052
Male Population	539
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
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 Amdanda compares

By the 2011 count Amdanda is the 22nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Amdanda

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

Amdanda lies about 40 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 6.3 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 Amdanda
Nearest railway station	Barharwa Junction	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathna	6.6 km
Nearest town	Farakka	20 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	40 km

Villages closest to Amdanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdanda village had a population of 1,052. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Amdanda village has 539 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdanda has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Amdanda is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amdanda covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amdanda falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amdanda is Barharwa Junction, about 6.3 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 Amdanda.

Amdanda is about 40 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amdanda is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 6.3 km away. Pathna is about 6.6 km away. Farakka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.