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About Ambarnagar Village

Ambarnagar is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,817, made up of 935 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambarnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambarnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742113
Area (hectares) 40.67 hectares
Population 1,817
Male Population 935
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ambarnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ambarnagar is the 46th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 40.67 hectares work out to about 45 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 941.

Getting to Ambarnagar

Ambarnagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ambarnagar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ambarnagar from other places

Ambarnagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Ambarnagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Ambarnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Ambarnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambarnagar village had a population of 1,817. That makes it the 46th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Ambarnagar village has 935 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambarnagar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ambarnagar is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambarnagar covers 40.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ambarnagar falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ambarnagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ambarnagar.

Ambarnagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambarnagar is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baranagar (under 2 km), Baranda Sibnagar (under 2 km) and Begamnagar (under 2 km).

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

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