About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a mid sized village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 412 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Khanakul I
Pincode	712406
Area (hectares)	71.48 hectares
Population	809
Male Population	412
Female Population	397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 71.48 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Amarpur

Amarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amarpur from other places

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 Amarpur
Nearest railway station	Guma	3.9 km
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanakul I	20 km
District headquarters	Hugli	20 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

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

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Common questions about Amarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpur village had a population of 809. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Amarpur village has 412 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 964 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 712406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 71.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarpur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Guma, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amarpur.

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.

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