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About Amera Tikra Village

Amera Tikra is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 443 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amera Tikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amera Tikra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 203.76 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 443
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amera Tikra compares

By the 2011 count Amera Tikra is the 59th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 203.76 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Amera Tikra

Amera Tikra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amera Tikra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Amera Tikra from other places

Amera Tikra lies about 92 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Venkatnagar, about 21 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 Amera Tikra
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 11 km
Nearest town Pasān 14 km
Nearest railway station Venkatnagar 21 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 92 km

Villages closest to Amera Tikra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marwahi 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 Amera Tikra

As per the Census of India 2011, Amera Tikra village had a population of 859. That makes it the 59th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Amera Tikra village has 443 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amera Tikra has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Amera Tikra is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amera Tikra covers 203.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amera Tikra falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amera Tikra is Venkatnagar, about 21 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Amera Tikra.

Amera Tikra is about 92 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amera Tikra is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Marwahi is about 11 km away. Pasān is about 14 km away. Venkatnagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargawan (under 2 km), Mouharitola (under 2 km) and Bharridand (1.6 km).

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

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