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About Amritapur Village

Amritapur is a small village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 187 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amritapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amritapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 126.12 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 187
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amritapur compares

By the 2011 count Amritapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 126.12 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Amritapur

Amritapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amritapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amritapur from other places

Amritapur lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, 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 Amritapur
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 4.8 km
Nearest town Pakur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 34 km
District headquarters Birbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Amritapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amritapur village had a population of 372. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Amritapur village has 187 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amritapur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Amritapur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amritapur covers 126.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amritapur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amritapur is Banshlai Bridge, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Amritapur.

Amritapur is about 34 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amritapur is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 4.8 km away. Pakur is about 17 km away. Murarai II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhara (under 2 km), Narottampur (under 2 km) and Bipra Nandigram (under 2 km).

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

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