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About Amarda Village

Amarda is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,166, made up of 604 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 721436
Area (hectares) 147.31 hectares
Population 1,166
Male Population 604
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Amarda compares

By the 2011 count Amarda is the 30th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 147.31 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Amarda

Amarda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amarda 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 Amarda from other places

Amarda lies about 79 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajghat, about 3.7 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 Amarda
Nearest railway station Rajghat 3.7 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohanpur 31 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 79 km

Villages closest to Amarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarda village had a population of 1,166. That makes it the 30th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Amarda village has 604 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarda has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Amarda is 721436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarda covers 147.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amarda falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amarda is Rajghat, about 3.7 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 Amarda.

Amarda is about 79 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarda is in Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Rajghat is about 3.7 km away. Jaleshwar is about 9.8 km away. Mohanpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakrapada (9.1 km), Gholai (11 km) and Begunia (14 km).

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

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