Amrapara block

Amrapara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Pakur subdivision of the Pakur district, Jharkhand state, India.

Amrapara, the eponymous CD block headquarters, is located at 24°31′0″N 87°34′29″E / 24.51667°N 87.57472°E / 24.51667; 87.57472.

It is located 36 km from Pakur, the district headquarters.

A predominantly hilly area, Pakur district has pockets of plain land. A long but narrow stretch between the Farakka Feeder Canal, located outside the district, and the Sahibganj loop line is very fertile. The Littipara and Amrapara CD blocks are largely covered by the Rajmahal hills. The rest of the district is rolling uplands. The district, once famous for its forests, have lost all of it, except a few hill tops in the Damin-i-koh area.

Amrapara CD block is bounded by Littipara block CD block on the north, Maheshpur CD block on the east, Gopikandar CD block in Dumka district on the south, and Sunderpahari CD block in Godda district on the west.

Amrapara CD block has an area of 273.23 km².Amrapara police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Amrapara village.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Amrapara CD block had a total population of 65,289, all of which were rural. There were 32,923 (50%) males and 32,366 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 12,785. Scheduled Castes numbered 1,572 (2.71%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 53,623 (82.13%).

In 2011, Amrapara (village) had a population of 3,898 and Amrapara Bazar (village) had a population of 1,430.