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About Amakoni Village

Amakoni is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 349 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amakoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amakoni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 285.09 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 349
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amakoni compares

By the 2011 count Amakoni is the 128th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 285.09 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Amakoni

Amakoni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amakoni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amakoni from other places

Amakoni lies about 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 16 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 Amakoni
Nearest railway station Nipania 16 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Amakoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amakoni village had a population of 738. That makes it the 128th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Amakoni village has 349 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amakoni has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Amakoni is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amakoni covers 285.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amakoni falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amakoni is Nipania, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Amakoni.

Amakoni is about 30 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amakoni is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Nipania is about 16 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 18 km away. Masturi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machaha (1.8 km), Bahatara (1.8 km) and Bhatchaunra (2.1 km).

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

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