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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
SP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAHEBRAM PAURIYA
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- LGD code
- 359404
- Pincode
- 816110
- Post office
- Pathna
- Population
- 3,015
- Households
- 576
- Literacy rate
- 39.7%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,680
- Distance to district centre
- 20 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 296 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 257 km
- Nearest railway station
- Barharwa Junction · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. A K Sinha Clinic · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Amgachhi compares
By population, Amgachhi ranks #4 of 150 villages in Pathna mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.7%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Amgachhi39.7%
Pathna mandal38.5%
Sahebganj district42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−38 vs mandal average
Amgachhi954
Pathna mandal992
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
Amgachhi5.2
Pathna mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Amgachhi at a glance
Amgachhi is a village of 3,015 people in 576 households (Census 2011) in Pathna block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 4th-largest of 150 villages in Pathna block. Literacy is 40%, 1 points above the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 5 km from Sahri, the nearest town, 6 km from Barharwa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816110, served by Pathna post office; the LGD village code is 359404. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. A K Sinha Clinic, 6 km away. The sarpanch is SAHEBRAM PAURIYA, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 386 in 2026, down 87% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amgachhi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- RAJMAHAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 67
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KENDUWA
- Total area (ha)
- 335
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 29.13
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Amgachhi
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Key facts — Amgachhi
- LGD code
- 359404
- Pincode
- 816110
- Post office
- Pathna
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,015
- Population (projected 2026)
- 386
- Households
- 576
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 39.7%
- Coordinates
- 24.81292°N, 87.73569°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barhait
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Hansda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hemant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAHEBRAM PAURIYA
- Block / Mandal
- Pathna
Getting there
How to reach Amgachhi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi296 kmcapital
- Kolkata257 km
- Delhi1127 km
- Hyderabad1265 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBarharwa Junction6 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. A K Sinha Clinic6 km
- CollegeD.N.C. College36 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station29 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)