Amta
Amta | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Amta Location in West Bengal, India  Amta Amta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′24″N 88°0′58″E / 22.57333°N 88.01611°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,699 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711401 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | howrah |
Amta is a census town in Amta I CD Block in Uluberia subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It's located about 40 km southwest of Kolkata.
Demographics
[edit]Per the 2011 Census of India, Amta had a total population of 16,699, of which 8,454 (51%) were males and 8,245 (49%) were females. The population younger than six years old was 1,522. The total number of literate people in Amta was 12,918 (85.12% of the population was over six years old).[2]
Transport
[edit]Since 2000, Amta has been served by a broad gauge line. Earlier, it was served by the 45-km Howrah-Amta narrow-gauge route of the Martin's Light Railways, a private rail service established in 1892. The rail company was shut down in 1971.[3][4] Amta railway station is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Amta Bus Stand (Amta)". West Bengal. Wikimapia. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Next weekend you can be at ... Antpur". The Telegraph, 24 July 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Howrah-Amta BG line section inaugurated". The Hindu Business Line, 24 July 2000. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
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