About Amas Village

Amas is a large village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,679, made up of 2,418 males and 2,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amas village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Pincode	824212
Area (hectares)	341 hectares
Population	4,679
Male Population	2,418
Female Population	2,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amas compares

By the 2011 count Amas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Amas

Amas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amas as Available within village. 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 Amas from other places

Amas lies about 40 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 22 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 Amas
Nearest town	Sherghāti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	40 km

Villages closest to Amas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amas village had a population of 4,679. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Amas village has 2,418 males and 2,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amas 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 942.

The pincode recorded for Amas is 824212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amas covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amas falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amas is Rafiganj, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amas.

Amas is about 40 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amas is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Rafiganj is about 22 km away. Gaya is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.