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About Amtona Village

Amtona is a large village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,394, made up of 1,190 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amtona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amtona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743445
Area (hectares) 184.89 hectares
Population 2,394
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Amtona compares

By the 2011 count Amtona is the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 184.89 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Amtona

The census records public bus service for Amtona as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amtona from other places

Amtona lies about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sondalia, about 8.0 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 Amtona
Nearest railway station Sondalia 8.0 km
Nearest town Dam Dam 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Amtona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amtona village had a population of 2,394. That makes it the 35th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Amtona village has 1,190 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amtona has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Amtona is 743445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amtona covers 184.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amtona falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amtona is Sondalia, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Amtona is about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amtona is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sondalia is about 8.0 km away. Dam Dam is about 15 km away. Basirhat 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 Amtona (under 2 km), Chuk Nagar (2.5 km) and Gobila (16 km).

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

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