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About Amoda Village

Amoda is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 319 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amoda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 205.42 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 319
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amoda compares

By the 2011 count Amoda is the 71st largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 205.42 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 993.

Getting to Amoda

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

Amoda lies about 45 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 38 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 Amoda
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 9.4 km
Nearest town Bargarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 38 km
District headquarters Raigarh 45 km

Villages closest to Amoda

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 Amoda

As per the Census of India 2011, Amoda village had a population of 629. That makes it the 71st largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Amoda village has 319 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amoda has about 972 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 993.

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

Amoda covers 205.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amoda falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amoda is Bargarh Road, about 38 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 Amoda.

Amoda is about 45 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amoda is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 9.4 km away. Bargarh is about 36 km away. Bargarh Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masankuda (under 2 km), Sahajpali (under 2 km) and Jatiyapali (1.8 km).

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

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