Skip to main content

About Amdih Village

Amdih is a small village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 63 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 619 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 97.84 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 63
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 619
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amdih compares

By the 2011 count Amdih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 97.84 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Amdih

The census records public bus service for Amdih 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amdih from other places

Amdih lies about 51 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Radhagaon, about 14 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 Amdih
Nearest railway station Radhagaon 14 km
Nearest town Phusro 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 28 km
District headquarters Puruliya 51 km

Villages closest to Amdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdih village had a population of 102. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Amdih village has 63 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdih has about 619 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

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

Amdih covers 97.84 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.

Amdih falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amdih is Radhagaon, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Amdih.

Amdih is about 51 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amdih is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Radhagaon is about 14 km away. Phusro is about 18 km away. Jaipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikapur (6.2 km), Baruadi (7.3 km) and Kalyanpur (7.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.