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About Amar Village

Amar is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 704 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 151.26 hectares
Population 1,416
Male Population 704
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amar compares

By the 2011 count Amar is the 108th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 151.26 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Amar

Amar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amar from other places

Amar lies about 50 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 9.0 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 Amar
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 26 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 50 km

Villages closest to Amar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amar village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 108th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Amar village has 704 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amar has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Amar is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amar covers 151.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amar falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amar is Harishchandrapur, about 9.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amar.

Amar is about 50 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amar is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 9.0 km away. Raiganj is about 26 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malibari (under 2 km), Parial (2.4 km) and Raria (2.4 km).

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

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