About Amwa Village

Amwa is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 396 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,215 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.81 hectares hectares.

Amwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Bhorey
Area (hectares)	57.81 hectares
Population	877
Male Population	396
Female Population	481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,215
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amwa compares

By the 2011 count Amwa is the 65th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 57.81 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 1079.

Getting to Amwa

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

Amwa lies about 5.3 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Narkatia Bazar, about 3.4 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 Amwa
Nearest railway station	Narkatia Bazar	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhorey	5.3 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	5.3 km
Nearest town	Gopālganj	5.3 km

Villages closest to Amwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amwa village had a population of 877. That makes it the 65th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Amwa village has 396 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwa has about 1215 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Amwa covers 57.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amwa falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amwa is Narkatia Bazar, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amwa.

Amwa is about 5.3 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amwa is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Narkatia Bazar is about 3.4 km away. Bhorey is about 5.3 km away. Gopalganj is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.