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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a large village in Suti I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,082, made up of 1,553 males and 1,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742234, 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 Suti I
Pincode 742234
Area (hectares) 267.22 hectares
Population 3,082
Male Population 1,553
Female Population 1,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 267.22 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Amarpur

Amarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Suti I 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 Suti 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.

Common questions about Amarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpur village had a population of 3,082. That makes it the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Amarpur village has 1,553 males and 1,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 742234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 267.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarpur falls under Suti I 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 15 km away. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Suti I 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 Alampur (5.7 km), Sadhuanupur (7.7 km) and Mohammadpur (8.8 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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