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About Ampol Village

Ampol is a mid sized village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 450 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ampol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ampol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 40.96 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 450
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Ampol compares

By the 2011 count Ampol is the 97th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 40.96 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Ampol

The census records public bus service for Ampol 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 Ampol from other places

Ampol lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kulpi, about 2.0 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 Ampol
Nearest railway station Kulpi 2.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Ampol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ampol village had a population of 841. That makes it the 97th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Ampol village has 450 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ampol has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Ampol is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ampol covers 40.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ampol falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ampol is Kulpi, about 2.0 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 Ampol.

Ampol is about 16 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.

Ampol is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kulpi is about 2.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Dakshin Mukundapur (under 2 km), Bijoyrampur (under 2 km) and Ramsharanpur (under 2 km).

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

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