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About Amauna Village

Amauna is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,502, made up of 2,844 males and 2,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Pincode 854316
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 5,502
Male Population 2,844
Female Population 2,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amauna compares

By the 2011 count Amauna is the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Amauna

The census records public bus service for Amauna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amauna from other places

Amauna lies about 37 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 2.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Amauna
Nearest railway station Bathnaha 2.3 km
Nearest town Jogbani 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 7.9 km
District headquarters Araria 37 km

Villages closest to Amauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Amauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Amauna village had a population of 5,502. That makes it the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Amauna village has 2,844 males and 2,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amauna has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Amauna is 854316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amauna covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amauna falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amauna is Bathnaha, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amauna.

Amauna is about 37 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amauna is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 2.3 km away. Jogbani is about 5.2 km away. Forbesganj is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirganj (under 2 km), Phena (1.9 km) and Bathnaha (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Amauna today is likely to be higher.

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