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About Amora Village

Amora is a large village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,943, made up of 2,540 males and 2,403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 901.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 495663
Area (hectares) 901.9 hectares
Population 4,943
Male Population 2,540
Female Population 2,403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amora compares

By the 2011 count Amora is the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 901.9 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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 5 - 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 21 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 5.9 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 Amora
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Akaltara 8.3 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 21 km

Villages closest to Amora

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 Amora

As per the Census of India 2011, Amora village had a population of 4,943. That makes it the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Amora village has 2,540 males and 2,403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amora has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Amora is 495663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amora covers 901.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Amora is Kotmi Sonar, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Amora.

Amora is about 21 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amora is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kotmi Sonar is about 5.9 km away. Akaltara is about 8.3 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murlidih (2.8 km), Arjuni (3.3 km) and Sonsari (3.5 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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