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About Amapali Village

Amapali is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 710 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 300.18 hectares
Population 1,416
Male Population 710
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amapali compares

By the 2011 count Amapali is the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 300.18 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Amapali

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

Amapali lies about 36 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, 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 Amapali
Nearest railway station Sakti 8.9 km
Nearest town Saktī 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 16 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 36 km

Villages closest to Amapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amapali village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Amapali village has 710 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amapali has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Amapali is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amapali covers 300.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amapali falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amapali is Sakti, 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 village for Amapali.

Amapali is about 36 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amapali is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Sakti is about 8.9 km away. Saktī is about 11 km away. Jaijaipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichhiya (under 2 km), Chikhalrauda (1.9 km) and Jhalraunda (2.1 km).

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

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