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About Amkandla Village

Amkandla is a small village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 209 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amkandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amkandla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 95.47 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 209
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amkandla compares

By the 2011 count Amkandla is the 91st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 95.47 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Amkandla

Amkandla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amkandla as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Aguidiha, Alam Pur, Alkusha and Amdaula. 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 Amkandla

As per the Census of India 2011, Amkandla village had a population of 411. That makes it the 91st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Amkandla village has 209 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amkandla has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Amkandla is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amkandla covers 95.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amkandla falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Amkandla is in Garbeta III 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 Amkandla today is likely to be higher.

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