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About Amakocha Village

Amakocha is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 67 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amakocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amakocha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 128.59 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 67
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Amakocha compares

By the 2011 count Amakocha is the 188th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 128.59 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Amakocha

Amakocha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amakocha 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. The nearest villages by name are Akshyapur, Aludungri, Amlatora and Anandapur. 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 Amakocha

As per the Census of India 2011, Amakocha village had a population of 129. That makes it the 188th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Amakocha village has 67 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amakocha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Amakocha is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amakocha covers 128.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amakocha falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Amakocha notes the nearest railway station 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 Amakocha.

Amakocha is in Manbazar I 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 Amakocha today is likely to be higher.

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