About Amshala Village

Amshala is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 16 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amshala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amshala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Kashipur
Pincode	723132
Area (hectares)	40.07 hectares
Population	36
Male Population	16
Female Population	20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,250
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amshala compares

By the 2011 count Amshala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 40.07 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Amshala

Amshala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amshala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agardi, Agrabad, Aguibad and Akundgora. 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.

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Common questions about Amshala

As per the Census of India 2011, Amshala village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Amshala village has 16 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amshala has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Amshala is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amshala covers 40.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amshala falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Amshala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Amshala is in Kashipur 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.