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About Amakoni Village

Amakoni is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 323 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amakoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amakoni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 308.19 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 323
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amakoni compares

By the 2011 count Amakoni is the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 308.19 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Amakoni

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

Amakoni lies about 37 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 23 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 Amakoni
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Jetha 23 km
Nearest town Saktī 25 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 37 km

Villages closest to Amakoni

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 Amakoni

As per the Census of India 2011, Amakoni village had a population of 681. That makes it the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Amakoni village has 323 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amakoni has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

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

Amakoni covers 308.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Amakoni is Jetha, about 23 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 Amakoni.

Amakoni is about 37 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amakoni is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 7.9 km away. Jetha is about 23 km away. Saktī is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhirradih (under 2 km), Hardidhih (under 2 km) and Boirdih (1.6 km).

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

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