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About Amarpur Village

Amarpur is a small village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 19 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,263 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 113.13 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 19
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,263
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 Amarpur compares

By the 2011 count Amarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 113.13 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 954.

Getting to Amarpur

Amarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amarpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amarpur from other places

Amarpur lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, 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 Amarpur
Tehsil headquarters Falta 12 km
Nearest railway station Netra 14 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Amarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarpur village had a population of 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Amarpur village has 19 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarpur has about 1263 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Amarpur is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarpur covers 113.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amarpur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amarpur is Netra, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Amarpur.

Amarpur is about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarpur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 12 km away. Netra is about 14 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadabbati (under 2 km), Kasirampur (under 2 km) and Ghanasyampur (under 2 km).

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

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