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About Amea Village

Amea is a large village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 989 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares.

Amea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 2,046
Male Population 989
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amea compares

By the 2011 count Amea is the 9th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Amea

Amea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amea as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amea from other places

Amea lies about 34 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.2 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 Amea
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 6.2 km
Nearest town Kataiya 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 34 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 34 km

Villages closest to Amea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amea village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 9th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Amea village has 989 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amea has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Amea covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amea falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amea is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amea.

Amea is about 34 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amea is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 6.2 km away. Kataiya is about 7.1 km away. Katiya is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuawan (under 2 km), Bhagi Patti Khurd (1.6 km) and Parsidh Nath (2.6 km).

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

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