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About Amjor Village

Amjor is a large village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,279, made up of 1,164 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 400.93 hectares
Population 2,279
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amjor compares

By the 2011 count Amjor is the 19th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 400.93 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Amjor

Amjor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amjor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Abhirampur, Adwitpur, Amala Dihi and Anandapur. 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 Amjor

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjor village had a population of 2,279. That makes it the 19th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Amjor village has 1,164 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjor has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Amjor is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amjor covers 400.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amjor falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Amjor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amjor.

Amjor is in Gangajalghati 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 Amjor today is likely to be higher.

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