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About Amua Village

Amua is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,398, made up of 2,253 males and 2,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 239.43 hectares
Population 4,398
Male Population 2,253
Female Population 2,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amua compares

By the 2011 count Amua is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 239.43 hectares work out to about 18 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 957.

Getting to Amua

The census records public bus service for Amua as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amua from other places

Amua lies about 31 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sainthia Junction, about under 2 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 Amua
Nearest railway station Sainthia Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia under 2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 31 km

Villages closest to Amua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amua village had a population of 4,398. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Amua village has 2,253 males and 2,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amua has about 952 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 957.

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

Amua covers 239.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amua falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amua is Sainthia Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amua.

Amua is about 31 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amua is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Sainthia Junction is about under 2 km away. Sainthia is about under 2 km away. Birbhum is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabaipur (under 2 km), Bhabanipur (under 2 km) and Kala (under 2 km).

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

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