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About Amarsia Village

Amarsia is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 210 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarsia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 61.68 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 210
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amarsia compares

By the 2011 count Amarsia is the 221st largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 61.68 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Amarsia

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

How far is Amarsia from other places

Amarsia lies about 44 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about 22 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 Amarsia
Nearest town Egra 19 km
Nearest railway station Henria 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 44 km

Villages closest to Amarsia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarsia village had a population of 406. That makes it the 221st largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Amarsia village has 210 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarsia has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Amarsia is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarsia covers 61.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarsia falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amarsia is Henria, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Amarsia is about 44 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarsia is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Egra is about 19 km away. Henria is about 22 km away. Narayangarh 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 Mathura (7.6 km), Pratappur (7.7 km) and Bargopal (10 km).

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

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