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About Amur Village

Amur is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 307 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 655 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713141
Area (hectares) 198.61 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 307
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 655
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amur compares

By the 2011 count Amur is the 77th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 198.61 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Amur

Amur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amur as Available within 5 - 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 Amarpur, Arjjunpur, Bagabanpur and Bamunapara. 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 Amur

As per the Census of India 2011, Amur village had a population of 508. That makes it the 77th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Amur village has 307 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amur has about 655 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Amur is 713141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amur covers 198.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amur falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Amur 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 km distance for Amur.

Amur is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Amur today is likely to be higher.

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