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About Amra Village

Amra is a large village in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,700, made up of 1,889 males and 1,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713101, 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 Burdwan II
Pincode 713101
Area (hectares) 338.81 hectares
Population 3,700
Male Population 1,889
Female Population 1,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amra compares

By the 2011 count Amra is the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 338.81 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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 <5 km distance. 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
Tehsil headquarters Burdwan II 3.0 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 3.0 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 3.0 km

Villages closest to Amra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amra village had a population of 3,700. That makes it the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Amra village has 1,889 males and 1,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amra has about 959 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Amra is 713101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amra covers 338.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amra falls under Burdwan II 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 <5 km distance.

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

The closest recorded villages are Ichhlabad (under 2 km), Kanainatshal (under 2 km) and Raipur (2.1 km).

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

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