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About Amgachhi Village

Amgachhi is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 147 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amgachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 105.82 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 147
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Amgachhi is the 79th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 105.82 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Amgachhi

Amgachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amgachhi as Available within village. 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 Amgachhi from other places

Amgachhi lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, 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 Amgachhi
Nearest railway station Takipur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Amgachhi

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 Amgachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Amgachhi village had a population of 304. That makes it the 79th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Amgachhi village has 147 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amgachhi has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Amgachhi is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amgachhi covers 105.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Amgachhi is Takipur, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amgachhi.

Amgachhi is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amgachhi is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.8 km away. Suri I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Arazi Takipur (1.5 km) and Maheshpur (2.6 km).

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

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