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About Ameri Village

Ameri is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 432 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ameri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ameri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 355.88 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 432
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ameri compares

By the 2011 count Ameri is the 43rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 355.88 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Ameri

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

Ameri lies about 7.8 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 35 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 Ameri
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 35 km

Villages closest to Ameri

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 Ameri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ameri village had a population of 858. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Ameri village has 432 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ameri 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 Ameri is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ameri covers 355.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ameri falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ameri is Raigarh, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Ameri.

Ameri is about 7.8 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ameri is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 7.8 km away. Raigarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Penwara (1.6 km), Bore (1.8 km) and Kotara (1.9 km).

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

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