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About Amchatar Village

Amchatar is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,942, made up of 992 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amchatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amchatar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723146
Area (hectares) 246.45 hectares
Population 1,942
Male Population 992
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Amchatar compares

By the 2011 count Amchatar is the 29th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 246.45 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Amchatar

Amchatar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amchatar 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 Agar, Alkusa, Amlatora and Anantapur. 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 Amchatar

As per the Census of India 2011, Amchatar village had a population of 1,942. That makes it the 29th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Amchatar village has 992 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amchatar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Amchatar is 723146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amchatar covers 246.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amchatar falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Amchatar 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 Amchatar.

Amchatar is in Para 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 Amchatar today is likely to be higher.

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