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About Amadpur Village

Amadpur is a small village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 179 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721443
Area (hectares) 34.93 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 179
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amadpur compares

By the 2011 count Amadpur is the 92nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 34.93 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Amadpur

Amadpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amadpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amadpur from other places

Amadpur lies about 5.6 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Madpur, about under 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 Amadpur
Nearest railway station Madpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dantan II 5.6 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 5.6 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 13 km

Villages closest to Amadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amadpur village had a population of 369. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Amadpur village has 179 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amadpur has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Amadpur is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amadpur covers 34.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amadpur falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amadpur is Madpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Amadpur is about 5.6 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amadpur is in Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Madpur is about under 2 km away. Dantan II is about 5.6 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 5.6 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 (under 2 km), Jankapur (5.9 km) and Taldaratan Chak (12 km).

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

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