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About Amurra Village

Amurra is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 627 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amurra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amurra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 278.82 hectares
Population 1,255
Male Population 627
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amurra compares

By the 2011 count Amurra is the 22nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 278.82 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Amurra

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

Amurra lies about 12 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 31 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 Amurra
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 12 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 31 km

Villages closest to Amurra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amurra village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Amurra village has 627 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amurra has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Amurra is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amurra covers 278.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amurra falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amurra is Raigarh, about 31 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 Amurra.

Amurra is about 12 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amurra is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 12 km away. Raigarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (under 2 km), Jalgarh (1.7 km) and Pikarimal (2.3 km).

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

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