About Amawa Village

Amawa is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 417 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,223 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Amawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amawa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Bijaipur
Area (hectares)	77 hectares
Population	927
Male Population	417
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,223
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amawa compares

By the 2011 count Amawa is the 50th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Amawa

Amawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Amawa from other places

Amawa lies about 37 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 15 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 Amawa
Nearest town	Kataiya	11 km
Nearest railway station	Panchdeori Halt	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijaipur	31 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	37 km

Villages closest to Amawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amawa village had a population of 927. That makes it the 50th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Amawa village has 417 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amawa has about 1223 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1101.

Amawa covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amawa falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amawa is Panchdeori Halt, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Amawa.

Amawa is about 37 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amawa is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 11 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 15 km away. Bijaipur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.