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About Amwa Village

Amwa is a large village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,060, made up of 1,592 males and 1,468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares.

Amwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 3,060
Male Population 1,592
Female Population 1,468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amwa compares

By the 2011 count Amwa is the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Amwa

Amwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Abdulrasul, Amanat Sarkar, Amwa Arazi and Anandpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Amwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Amwa village had a population of 3,060. That makes it the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Amwa village has 1,592 males and 1,468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwa has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Amwa covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amwa falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Amwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Amwa is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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