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About Ameri Village

Ameri is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 825 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ameri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ameri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 497.13 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 825
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ameri compares

By the 2011 count Ameri is the 43rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 497.13 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ameri

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

Ameri lies about 24 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai D Cabin, about 8.9 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 Ameri
Nearest railway station Bhilai D Cabin 8.9 km
Nearest town Bhilai Charoda 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 13 km
District headquarters Durg 24 km

Villages closest to Ameri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ameri village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Ameri village has 825 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ameri has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ameri is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ameri covers 497.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ameri falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ameri is Bhilai D Cabin, about 8.9 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 Ameri.

Ameri is about 24 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ameri is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Bhilai D Cabin is about 8.9 km away. Bhilai Charoda is about 9.6 km away. Patan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanthagaon (1.8 km), Amlidih (2.4 km) and Jamgaon (2.4 km).

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

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