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About Amchua Village

Amchua is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 324 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amchua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amchua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 89.8 hectares
Population 648
Male Population 324
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amchua compares

By the 2011 count Amchua is the 70th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 89.8 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Amchua

Amchua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amchua as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amchua from other places

Amchua lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 4.8 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 Amchua
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 4.8 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 18 km
District headquarters Birbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Amchua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amchua village had a population of 648. That makes it the 70th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Amchua village has 324 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amchua has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Amchua is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amchua covers 89.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amchua falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amchua is Pinargaria, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Amchua.

Amchua is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amchua is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 4.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Mayureswar II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatina (9.4 km), Gunur (9.4 km) and Kazipur (9.8 km).

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

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