About Amthua Village

Amthua is a large village in Dumraon tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,055 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.4 hectares hectares.

Amthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amthua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Dumraon
Area (hectares)	142.4 hectares
Population	2,204
Male Population	1,055
Female Population	1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,089
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amthua compares

By the 2011 count Amthua is the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 142.4 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Amthua

Amthua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amthua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amthua from other places

Amthua lies about 22 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Twining Ganj, about 4.1 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 Amthua
Nearest railway station	Twining Ganj	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumraon	5.1 km
District headquarters	Buxar	22 km

Villages closest to Amthua

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

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Common questions about Amthua

As per the Census of India 2011, Amthua village had a population of 2,204. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Amthua village has 1,055 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amthua has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Amthua covers 142.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amthua falls under Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amthua is Twining Ganj, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Amthua is about 22 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amthua is in Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district. Twining Ganj is about 4.1 km away. Dumraon is about 5.1 km away. Buxar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.