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About Amra Village

Amra is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 262 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 83.43 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 262
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Amra compares

By the 2011 count Amra is the 84th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 83.43 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Amra

Amra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Amra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Adardi, Arkali, Bagda and Bamania. 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 Amra

As per the Census of India 2011, Amra village had a population of 556. That makes it the 84th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Amra village has 262 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amra has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Amra is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amra covers 83.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amra falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Amra notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amra.

Amra is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Amra today is likely to be higher.

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