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About Amkala Village

Amkala is a mid sized village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 287 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amkala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amkala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 123.15 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 287
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amkala compares

By the 2011 count Amkala is the 68th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 123.15 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Amkala

Amkala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amkala 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ajna Shuli, Akana, Alamdanga and Amainagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Amkala

As per the Census of India 2011, Amkala village had a population of 559. That makes it the 68th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Amkala village has 287 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amkala has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Amkala is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amkala covers 123.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amkala falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Amkala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amkala.

Amkala is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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