Amrapara Explained

Amrapara
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.5214°N 87.5717°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pakur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3898
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Amrapara block#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:814111
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06427
Registration Plate:JH 16
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Rajmahal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Litipara

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

Geography

Location

Amrapara is located at 24.5214°N 87.5717°W.

Amrapara has an area of .[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]

Notes and References

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