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About Amai Village

Amai is a large village in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,826, made up of 1,992 males and 1,834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.9 hectares hectares.

Amai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Piro
Area (hectares) 317.9 hectares
Population 3,826
Male Population 1,992
Female Population 1,834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Amai compares

By the 2011 count Amai is the 13th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 317.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Amai

Amai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Amai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amai from other places

Amai lies about 27 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 8.1 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 Amai
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 8.1 km
Nearest town Shahbazpur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Piro 27 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 27 km

Villages closest to Amai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amai village had a population of 3,826. That makes it the 13th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Amai village has 1,992 males and 1,834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amai has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Amai covers 317.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amai falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amai is Gogipothia Halt, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Amai.

Amai is about 27 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amai is in Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district. Gogipothia Halt is about 8.1 km away. Shahbazpur is about 9.5 km away. Piro is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puraini Buzurg (10 km), Puraini Khurd (10 km) and Jamuaon (11 km).

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

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