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About Paschim Amarpur Village

Paschim Amarpur is a mid sized village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 560 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Amarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712614
Area (hectares) 165.18 hectares
Population 1,106
Male Population 560
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Amarpur is the 55th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 165.18 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Paschim Amarpur

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

Paschim Amarpur lies about 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Guma, about 3.9 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 Paschim Amarpur
Nearest railway station Guma 3.9 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km

Villages closest to Paschim Amarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat 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 Paschim Amarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Amarpur village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 55th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Paschim Amarpur village has 560 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Amarpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Amarpur is 712614. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Amarpur covers 165.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Amarpur falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Amarpur is Guma, about 3.9 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 village for Paschim Amarpur.

Paschim Amarpur is about 20 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Amarpur is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Guma is about 3.9 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.3 km away. Goghat II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamarpukur (under 2 km), Punia (7.4 km) and Kultala (8.3 km).

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

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