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About Amwa Village

Amwa is a mid sized village in Parihar tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 343 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.1 hectares hectares.

Amwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Parihar
Area (hectares) 89.1 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 343
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amwa compares

By the 2011 count Amwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents. Its 89.1 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Amwa

Amwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adhgain, Adkhani, Andauli and Baburban. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 641. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents.

Amwa village has 343 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwa has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Amwa covers 89.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amwa falls under Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Amwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amwa.

Amwa is in Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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