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About Amdabad Village

Amdabad is a small village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 194 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amdabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 13.18 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 194
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amdabad compares

By the 2011 count Amdabad is the 95th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 13.18 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Amdabad

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

How far is Amdabad from other places

Amdabad lies about 97 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Harua Road, about 17 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 Amdabad
Nearest railway station Harua Road 17 km
Nearest town Canning 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 33 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 97 km

Villages closest to Amdabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdabad village had a population of 373. That makes it the 95th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Amdabad village has 194 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdabad has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Amdabad is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amdabad covers 13.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amdabad falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amdabad is Harua Road, about 17 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 km distance for Amdabad.

Amdabad is about 97 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amdabad is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Harua Road is about 17 km away. Canning is about 22 km away. Chandipur 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 Jahanabad 2nd Part (under 2 km), Nasirabad (under 2 km) and Dharanidhar Chak (3.8 km).

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

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