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About Amukhap Village

Amukhap is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 94 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Amukhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amukhap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 94
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Amukhap compares

By the 2011 count Amukhap is the 116th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Amukhap

Amukhap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amukhap 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 Amukhap from other places

Amukhap lies about 45 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 38 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 Amukhap
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 14 km
Nearest town Bagaha 20 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 38 km
District headquarters Gaya 45 km

Villages closest to Amukhap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amukhap village had a population of 194. That makes it the 116th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Amukhap village has 94 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amukhap has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Amukhap covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amukhap falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amukhap is Paharpur, about 38 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 Amukhap.

Amukhap is about 45 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amukhap is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 14 km away. Bagaha is about 20 km away. Paharpur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lat (under 2 km), Kumbhi (under 2 km) and Pokhariya (under 2 km).

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

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