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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is one of the larger villages in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,829, made up of 3,027 males and 2,802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742189, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742189
Area (hectares) 307.54 hectares
Population 5,829
Male Population 3,027
Female Population 2,802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 13th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 307.54 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Amarpur

Amarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amarpur 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 - 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 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 15 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 Lohapur 15 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga II 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpur village had a population of 5,829. That makes it the 13th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Amarpur village has 3,027 males and 2,802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 742189. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 307.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amarpur falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Lohapur, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amarpur.

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

Amarpur is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 15 km away. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Beldanga II 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 Chak Rangapara (3.6 km), Manganpara (3.6 km) and Gopalpur (3.8 km).

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

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