Skip to main content

About Amthua Village

Amthua is one of the larger villages in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,245, made up of 2,704 males and 2,541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Amthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amthua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Kako
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 5,245
Male Population 2,704
Female Population 2,541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amthua compares

By the 2011 count Amthua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Amthua

Amthua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Amthua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amthua from other places

Amthua lies about 11 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 9.4 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 Amthua
Tehsil headquarters Kako 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Mai 9.4 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 11 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 11 km

Villages closest to Amthua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amthua village had a population of 5,245. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Amthua village has 2,704 males and 2,541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amthua has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Amthua covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amthua falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amthua is Mai, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amthua.

Amthua is about 11 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amthua is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Kako is about 6.7 km away. Mai is about 9.4 km away. Jehanabad is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madarpur (under 2 km), Qazi Sarai (under 2 km) and Mahammadpur (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All