About Amra Village

Amra is one of the larger villages in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,038, made up of 3,061 males and 2,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Jamalpur
Pincode	713166
Area (hectares)	229.75 hectares
Population	6,038
Male Population	3,061
Female Population	2,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Amra compares

By the 2011 count Amra is the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 229.75 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Amra

Amra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Amra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amra from other places

Amra lies about 3.0 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 2.3 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 Amra
Nearest railway station	Barddhaman Junction	2.3 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	3.0 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamalpur	22 km

Villages closest to Amra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amra village had a population of 6,038. That makes it the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Amra village has 3,061 males and 2,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amra has about 973 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Amra is 713166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amra covers 229.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amra falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amra is Barddhaman Junction, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Amra.

Amra is about 3.0 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amra is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district. Barddhaman Junction is about 2.3 km away. Barddhaman is about 3.0 km away. Barddhamān is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.