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About Ameri Village

Ameri is a small village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 119 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ameri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ameri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 495552
Area (hectares) 177.99 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 119
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ameri compares

By the 2011 count Ameri is the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 177.99 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ameri

Ameri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ameri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 2.4 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 Kotmi Sonar 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Akaltara 7.5 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 24 km

Villages closest to Ameri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akaltara 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 225. That makes it the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Ameri village has 119 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ameri has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ameri is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ameri covers 177.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ameri falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ameri is Kotmi Sonar, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ameri.

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

Ameri is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kotmi Sonar is about 2.4 km away. Akaltara is about 7.5 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparsatti (1.8 km), Akaltari (1.9 km) and Kotmi Sonar (2.2 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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