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About Amera Village

Amera is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 258 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 232.35 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 258
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amera compares

By the 2011 count Amera is the 146th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 232.35 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Amera

Amera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amera as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Amera from other places

Amera lies about 42 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 4.3 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 Amera
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 14 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 42 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 42 km

Villages closest to Amera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amera village had a population of 503. That makes it the 146th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Amera village has 258 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amera has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Amera is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amera covers 232.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amera falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amera is Komakhan railway station, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Amera.

Amera is about 42 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amera is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 4.3 km away. Bagbahra is about 14 km away. Mahasamund is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukhara (under 2 km), Lamisarar (under 2 km) and Saraipali (under 2 km).

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

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