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About Amaypur Village

Amaypur is one of the larger villages in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,376, made up of 2,744 males and 2,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amaypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amaypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 149.38 hectares
Population 5,376
Male Population 2,744
Female Population 2,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Amaypur compares

By the 2011 count Amaypur is the 7th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 149.38 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Amaypur

Amaypur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amaypur 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 Amaypur from other places

Amaypur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 4.3 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 Amaypur
Nearest railway station Takipur 4.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Amaypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Amaypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Amaypur village had a population of 5,376. That makes it the 7th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Amaypur village has 2,744 males and 2,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amaypur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Amaypur is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amaypur covers 149.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amaypur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amaypur is Takipur, about 4.3 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 Amaypur.

Amaypur is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amaypur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 4.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.6 km away. Nalhati I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhura (under 2 km), Shri Ballavpur (under 2 km) and Kogram (2.7 km).

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

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