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About Amtali Village

Amtali is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,660, made up of 2,871 males and 2,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amtali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amtali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743378
Area (hectares) 711.08 hectares
Population 5,660
Male Population 2,871
Female Population 2,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amtali compares

By the 2011 count Amtali is the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 711.08 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Amtali

Amtali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amtali as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amtali from other places

Amtali lies about 52 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 24 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 Amtali
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 14 km
Nearest railway station Canning 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 52 km

Villages closest to Amtali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amtali village had a population of 5,660. That makes it the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Amtali village has 2,871 males and 2,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amtali has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Amtali is 743378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amtali covers 711.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amtali falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amtali is Canning, about 24 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 km distance for Amtali.

Amtali is about 52 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.

Amtali is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 14 km away. Canning is about 24 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramollakhali (1.8 km), Radhanagar Purba (2.2 km) and Chimta (2.7 km).

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

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