Ahmedpur, Birbhum

Ahmedpur is a census town in Sainthia CD block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ahmedpur is under the jurisdiction of Sainthia police station. The census town is remembered in the area for its sugar mill and as one end of the vintage narrow gauge railway. The office of the Block Development Officer, Sainthia Block is situated here, adjacent to the Ahmedpur railway station. It hosts a growing local business centre, being well connected with Kolkata and other cities of West Bengal via railway.

Ahmedpur
Amodpur
Census Town
Ahmadpur railway station
Ahmedpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Ahmedpur
Ahmedpur (India)
Coordinates: 23.8365°N 87.6912°E / 23.8365; 87.6912
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBirbhum
Police stationSainthia
Area
  Total1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total9,242
Languages
  OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
731201
Telephone code03463
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLabpur
Websitebirbhum.nic.in
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