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About Amma Village

Amma is a small village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 241 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Arrah
Pincode 802156
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 241
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amma compares

By the 2011 count Amma is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Amma

Amma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amma from other places

Amma lies about 30 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 4.8 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 Amma
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 4.8 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Arrah 30 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 30 km

Villages closest to Amma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arrah 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 Amma

As per the Census of India 2011, Amma village had a population of 467. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Amma village has 241 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amma has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Amma is 802156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amma covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amma falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amma is Pawakhali, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amma.

Amma is about 30 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amma is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Pawakhali is about 4.8 km away. Bahādurganj is about 11 km away. Arrah is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayagaon (2.7 km), Bela (7.5 km) and Bhadea (9.2 km).

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

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