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About Amarkot Village

Amarkot is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 749 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amarkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarkot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 425.85 hectares
Population 1,490
Male Population 749
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amarkot compares

By the 2011 count Amarkot is the 19th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 425.85 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1018.

Getting to Amarkot

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

Amarkot lies about 102 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 62 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 Amarkot
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 62 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 102 km

Villages closest to Amarkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarkot village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 19th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Amarkot village has 749 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarkot has about 989 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Amarkot is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amarkot covers 425.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amarkot falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amarkot is Barpali, about 62 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 Amarkot.

Amarkot is about 102 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarkot is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 7.6 km away. Barpali is about 62 km away. Mahasamund is about 102 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banpali (under 2 km), Kendumudi (under 2 km) and Parewapali (1.9 km).

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

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