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About Amapali Village

Amapali is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 287 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 128.58 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 287
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amapali compares

By the 2011 count Amapali is the 82nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 128.58 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Amapali

Amapali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amapali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Amapali from other places

Amapali lies about 57 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 34 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 Amapali
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 20 km
Nearest town Bargarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 34 km
District headquarters Raigarh 57 km

Villages closest to Amapali

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 Amapali

As per the Census of India 2011, Amapali village had a population of 570. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Amapali village has 287 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amapali has about 986 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Amapali is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amapali covers 128.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amapali falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amapali is Bargarh Road, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Amapali.

Amapali is about 57 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amapali is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 20 km away. Bargarh is about 32 km away. Bargarh Road is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laxmanpali (under 2 km), Paterapali (under 2 km) and Kokbahal (under 2 km).

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

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