Amarpur, Banka
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Amarpur | |
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Town | |
  Amarpur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°02′N 86°54′E / 25.03°N 86.9°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Banka |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,336 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Angika, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
Amarpur is a Nagar Panchayat in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Amarpur city is divided into 14 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
Amarpur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,793 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Amarpur is notified area in Banka district in the state of Bihar.
The Amarpur Nagar Panchayat has population of 25,336 of which 13,452 are males while 11,884 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
The population of children aged 0-6 is 4186 which is 16.52% of total population of Amarpur (NP). In Amarpur Nagar Panchayat, the female sex ratio is 883 against state average of 918. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Amarpur is around 866 compared to Bihar state average of 935. The literacy rate of Amarpur city is 66.76% higher than the state average of 61.80%. In Amarpur, male literacy is around 72.54% while the female literacy rate is 60.24%.