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About Amhar Village

Amhar is a small village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 155 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Sonhat
Pincode 493116
Area (hectares) 109.31 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 155
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amhar compares

By the 2011 count Amhar is the 56th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 109.31 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Amhar

Amhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amhar 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. The nearest villages by name are Aetwar, Aklasarai, Amra and Amratpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Amhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Amhar village had a population of 302. That makes it the 56th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Amhar village has 155 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amhar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Amhar is 493116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amhar covers 109.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amhar falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Amhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Amhar is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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