About Amjhar Village

Amjhar is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 695 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1761.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Poundi Uproda
Pincode	493663
Area (hectares)	1761.35 hectares
Population	1,377
Male Population	695
Female Population	682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amjhar compares

By the 2011 count Amjhar is the 40th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 1761.35 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Amjhar

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

Amjhar lies about 28 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Balpur Halt, about 3.6 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 Amjhar
Nearest railway station	Balpur Halt	3.6 km
Nearest town	Chāmpa	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poundi Uproda	28 km
District headquarters	Korba	28 km

Villages closest to Amjhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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.

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Common questions about Amjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjhar village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 40th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Amjhar village has 695 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjhar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Amjhar is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amjhar covers 1761.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amjhar falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amjhar is Balpur Halt, about 3.6 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 Amjhar.

Amjhar is about 28 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amjhar is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Balpur Halt is about 3.6 km away. Chāmpa is about 6.8 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.