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About Ammakuan Village

Ammakuan is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,638, made up of 1,909 males and 1,729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ammakuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ammakuan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Pincode 824236
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 3,638
Male Population 1,909
Female Population 1,729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Ammakuan compares

By the 2011 count Ammakuan is the 11th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ammakuan

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

Ammakuan lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 13 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 Ammakuan
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 4.5 km
Nearest town Tekāri 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Bela 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Ammakuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ammakuan village had a population of 3,638. That makes it the 11th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Ammakuan village has 1,909 males and 1,729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ammakuan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Ammakuan is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ammakuan covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ammakuan falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ammakuan is Bela, about 13 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 Ammakuan.

Ammakuan is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ammakuan is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 4.5 km away. Tekāri is about 4.5 km away. Bela is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Chora Bazidpur (under 2 km) and Akbarpur (under 2 km).

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

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