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About Amalijhari Village

Amalijhari is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,857, made up of 967 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amalijhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amalijhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 114.93 hectares
Population 1,857
Male Population 967
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amalijhari compares

By the 2011 count Amalijhari is the 56th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 114.93 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Amalijhari

Amalijhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amalijhari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amalijhari from other places

Amalijhari lies about 39 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gunjaria, about 5.2 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 Amalijhari
Nearest railway station Gunjaria 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 8.0 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 8.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 39 km

Villages closest to Amalijhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amalijhari village had a population of 1,857. That makes it the 56th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Amalijhari village has 967 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amalijhari has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Amalijhari is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amalijhari covers 114.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amalijhari falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Amalijhari is Gunjaria, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Amalijhari.

Amalijhari is about 39 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amalijhari is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gunjaria is about 5.2 km away. Islampur is about 8.0 km away. Islāmpur is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadigaon (under 2 km), Bijekhor (under 2 km) and Phulhar (under 2 km).

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

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