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About Amrapalan Village

Amrapalan is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 132 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amrapalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amrapalan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 132
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Amrapalan compares

By the 2011 count Amrapalan is the 87th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Amrapalan

The census records public bus service for Amrapalan 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 Amrapalan from other places

Amrapalan lies about 7.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 5.5 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 Amrapalan
Nearest town Nalhāti 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 7.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.9 km

Villages closest to Amrapalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amrapalan village had a population of 252. That makes it the 87th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Amrapalan village has 132 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amrapalan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Amrapalan is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amrapalan covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amrapalan falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amrapalan is Nalhati Junction, about 5.5 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 Amrapalan.

Amrapalan is about 7.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amrapalan is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 4.6 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 5.5 km away. Suri I is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lambodarpur (3.4 km), Pathar Chapri (4.6 km) and Pathra (4.6 km).

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

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