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About Amul Village

Amul is a large village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,694, made up of 1,410 males and 1,284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa II
Pincode 713514
Area (hectares) 356.14 hectares
Population 2,694
Male Population 1,410
Female Population 1,284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amul compares

By the 2011 count Amul is the 19th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 356.14 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Amul

Amul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agradwip, Akhra, Amdanga and Auria. 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 Amul

As per the Census of India 2011, Amul village had a population of 2,694. That makes it the 19th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Amul village has 1,410 males and 1,284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amul has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Amul is 713514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amul covers 356.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amul falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Amul 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 village for Amul.

Amul is in Katwa II 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 Amul today is likely to be higher.

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