About Amwa Village

Amwa is a mid sized village in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 420 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Amwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Bikram
Area (hectares)	47 hectares
Population	838
Male Population	420
Female Population	418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 49th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

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 5 - 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 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Patel Halt, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bikram	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Patel Halt	12 km
District headquarters	Patna	28 km

Villages closest to Amwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikram 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 838. That makes it the 49th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Amwa village has 420 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwa has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Amwa covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amwa falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amwa is Patel Halt, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amwa.

Amwa is about 28 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amwa is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 4.3 km away. Patel Halt is about 12 km away. Patna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.