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About Amurya Village

Amurya is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 275 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amurya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amurya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 84.75 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 275
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amurya compares

By the 2011 count Amurya is the 219th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 84.75 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Amurya

Amurya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amurya as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amurya from other places

Amurya lies about 35 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 14 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 Amurya
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 14 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshpur 33 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 35 km

Villages closest to Amurya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amurya village had a population of 511. That makes it the 219th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Amurya village has 275 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amurya has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Amurya is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amurya covers 84.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amurya falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amurya is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amurya.

Amurya is about 35 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amurya is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 14 km away. Ghātāl is about 16 km away. Keshpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akurya (under 2 km), Juarya (under 2 km) and Adam Chak (6.5 km).

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

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