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About Amgaon Village

Amgaon is a mid sized village in Pendra Road Gorella tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 591 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2035.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra Road Gorella
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 2035.83 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 591
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amgaon compares

By the 2011 count Amgaon is the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 2035.83 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Amgaon

Amgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amgaon 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 Amgaon from other places

Amgaon lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 15 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 Amgaon
Nearest railway station Nipania 15 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pendra Road Gorella 32 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Amgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pendra Road Gorella 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 Amgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Amgaon village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Amgaon village has 591 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amgaon has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Amgaon is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amgaon covers 2035.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amgaon falls under Pendra Road Gorella tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amgaon is Nipania, about 15 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 Amgaon.

Amgaon is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amgaon is in Pendra Road Gorella tehsil of Bilaspur district. Nipania is about 15 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 16 km away. Pendra Road Gorella is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangawan (11 km), Pakaria (11 km) and Dumariha (19 km).

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

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