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About Amra Village

Amra is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,888, made up of 1,454 males and 1,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.48 hectares hectares.

Amra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 272.48 hectares
Population 2,888
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amra compares

By the 2011 count Amra is the 15th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 272.48 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, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Amra

Amra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amra as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amra from other places

Amra lies about 32 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bhattanagar, 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 Amra
Nearest railway station Bhattanagar under 2 km
Nearest town Bāli 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 32 km
District headquarters Hugli 32 km

Villages closest to Amra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Amra

As per the Census of India 2011, Amra village had a population of 2,888. That makes it the 15th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Amra village has 1,454 males and 1,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amra has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Amra covers 272.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amra falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amra is Bhattanagar, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amra.

Amra is about 32 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amra is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Bhattanagar is about under 2 km away. Bāli is about 4.0 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali Kukhari (4.0 km), Balichara (4.0 km) and Krishnapur (5.0 km).

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

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