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About Ampahari Village

Ampahari is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,518, made up of 785 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ampahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ampahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 303.84 hectares
Population 1,518
Male Population 785
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ampahari compares

By the 2011 count Ampahari is the 25th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 303.84 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Ampahari

Ampahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ampahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Aljhara, Alutia, Amakunda and Amalatara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ampahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Ampahari village had a population of 1,518. That makes it the 25th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Ampahari village has 785 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ampahari has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Ampahari is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ampahari covers 303.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ampahari falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ampahari notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Ampahari.

Ampahari is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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