Amrapara

Amrapara is a village in Amrapara CD block in Pakur subdivision of Pakur district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

This article is about the village in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake community development block, see Amrapara block.
Amrapara
Village
Amrapara
Location in Jharkhand, India
Amrapara
Amrapara (India)
Coordinates: 24.521367°N 87.571722°E / 24.521367; 87.571722
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictPakur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,898
Languages (*For language details see Amrapara block#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814111
Telephone/ STD code06427
Vehicle registrationJH 16
Lok Sabha constituencyRajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLitipara
Websitepakur.nic.in

Geography
Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Amrapara is located at 24.521367°N 87.571722°E / 24.521367; 87.571722.

Amrapara has an area of 365 hectares (900 acres).[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Amrapara had a total population of 3,898, of which 1,984 (51%) were males and 1,914 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 626. The total number of literate persons in Amrapara was 2,293 (70.08% of the population over 6 years). [1]

Civic administration

Police station

Amrapara police station serves Amrapara CD block.[3]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Amrapara CD block is at Amrapara village.[4]

Education

Rajkiyakrit High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1949. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[5]

Model School Amrapara is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 2012. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[6]

Project High School Amrapara is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1950. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X.[7]

References
  1. "District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "District Police Profile - Pakur". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. "District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Pakur on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. "Rajkiyakrit +2 HS Amarpara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. "Model School Amrapara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. "Project High School Amrapara (Kanya)". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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