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About Amgechhya Village

Amgechhya is one of the larger villages in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,333, made up of 2,746 males and 2,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amgechhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amgechhya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721631
Area (hectares) 488.46 hectares
Population 5,333
Male Population 2,746
Female Population 2,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amgechhya compares

By the 2011 count Amgechhya is the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 488.46 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Amgechhya

Amgechhya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amgechhya 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akanda Bari, Amtalya, Anantapur Part I and Babukhanbar. 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 Amgechhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Amgechhya village had a population of 5,333. That makes it the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Amgechhya village has 2,746 males and 2,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amgechhya has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Amgechhya is 721631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amgechhya covers 488.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amgechhya falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Amgechhya 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 km distance for Amgechhya.

Amgechhya is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba 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 Amgechhya today is likely to be higher.

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