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About Amkola Village

Amkola is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,175, made up of 1,616 males and 1,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amkola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 139.94 hectares
Population 3,175
Male Population 1,616
Female Population 1,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amkola compares

By the 2011 count Amkola is the 30th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 139.94 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Amkola

Amkola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amkola as Available within <5 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 Amkola from other places

Amkola lies about 14 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 4.2 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 Amkola
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata under 2 km
Nearest railway station Thakurnagar 4.2 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 5.9 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Amkola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amkola village had a population of 3,175. That makes it the 30th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Amkola village has 1,616 males and 1,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amkola has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Amkola is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amkola covers 139.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amkola falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amkola is Thakurnagar, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amkola.

Amkola is about 14 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.

Amkola is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gaighata is about under 2 km away. Thakurnagar is about 4.2 km away. Gobārdānga is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garibpur (under 2 km), Gaighata (under 2 km) and Bagchara (2.7 km).

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

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