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About Amwa Village

Amwa is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 671 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Amwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 1,421
Male Population 671
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
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 Amwa compares

By the 2011 count Amwa is the 26th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Amwa

Amwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amwa 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 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 Katiya 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 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 Amwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Amwa village had a population of 1,421. That makes it the 26th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Amwa village has 671 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwa has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1114.

Amwa covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amwa falls under Katiya 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Narkatia Bazar is about 3.4 km away. Katiya 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.

The closest recorded villages are Dube Pachamwa (under 2 km), Patti Pachamwa (under 2 km) and Burhia Bari (1.6 km).

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

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