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About Amora Village

Amora is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 915, made up of 455 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 243.23 hectares
Population 915
Male Population 455
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amora compares

By the 2011 count Amora is the 51st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 243.23 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Amora

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

Amora lies about 51 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 10 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 Amora
Nearest railway station Latabor 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Balod 13 km
District headquarters Durg 51 km

Villages closest to Amora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amora village had a population of 915. That makes it the 51st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Amora village has 455 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amora has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Amora is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amora covers 243.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amora falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amora is Latabor, about 10 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 Amora.

Amora is about 51 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amora is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 10 km away. Balod is about 13 km away. Durg is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limora (under 2 km), Godri (2.2 km) and Mujgahan (2.6 km).

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

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