About Amaura Village

Amaura is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,792, made up of 939 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Amaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	1,792
Male Population	939
Female Population	853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 Amaura compares

By the 2011 count Amaura is the 38th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Amaura

Amaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amaura 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 Amaura from other places

Amaura lies about 70 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Halt, about 9.8 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 Amaura
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Ghusia Halt	9.8 km
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	9.9 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	70 km

Villages closest to Amaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amaura village had a population of 1,792. That makes it the 38th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Amaura village has 939 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amaura has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Amaura covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amaura falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amaura is Ghusia Halt, about 9.8 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 Amaura.

Amaura is about 70 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amaura is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 6.1 km away. Ghusia Halt is about 9.8 km away. Nāsriganj is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.