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About Amjhor Village

Amjhor is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 286 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amjhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjhor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 286
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amjhor compares

By the 2011 count Amjhor is the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 150 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Amjhor

Amjhor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amjhor as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Amjhor from other places

Amjhor lies about 44 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 5.5 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 Amjhor
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 5.5 km
Nearest town Farakka 19 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 44 km

Villages closest to Amjhor

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.

Common questions about Amjhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjhor village had a population of 570. That makes it the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Amjhor village has 286 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjhor has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Amjhor is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amjhor covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amjhor falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amjhor is Barharwa Junction, about 5.5 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 village for Amjhor.

Amjhor is about 44 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amjhor is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 4.8 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 5.5 km away. Farakka is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangopara Bedo (under 2 km), Taljhari (under 2 km) and Chapande (under 2 km).

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

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