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About Amtalia Village

Amtalia is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 200 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amtalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amtalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721503
Area (hectares) 341.22 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 200
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amtalia compares

By the 2011 count Amtalia is the 90th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 341.22 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Amtalia

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

How far is Amtalia from other places

Amtalia lies about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanimahuli, about 2.4 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 Amtalia
Nearest railway station Kanimahuli 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamboni 14 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 72 km

Villages closest to Amtalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amtalia village had a population of 380. That makes it the 90th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Amtalia village has 200 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amtalia has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Amtalia is 721503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amtalia covers 341.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amtalia falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amtalia is Kanimahuli, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Amtalia is about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amtalia is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kanimahuli is about 2.4 km away. Jamboni is about 14 km away. Jhārgrām is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlagura (2.3 km), Kolbadia (5.5 km) and Pashchim Purnapani (6.2 km).

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

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