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About Aamgaon Village

Aamgaon is a mid sized village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,626, made up of 830 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aamgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 496197
Area (hectares) 546.67 hectares
Population 1,626
Male Population 830
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Aamgaon is the 11th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 546.67 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 998.

Getting to Aamgaon

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

Aamgaon lies about 16 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jamga, about 2.7 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 Aamgaon
Nearest railway station Jamga 2.7 km
District headquarters Raigarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamnar 28 km

Villages closest to Aamgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aamgaon village had a population of 1,626. That makes it the 11th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Aamgaon village has 830 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aamgaon has about 959 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Aamgaon is 496197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aamgaon covers 546.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aamgaon falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Aamgaon is Jamga, about 2.7 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 village for Aamgaon.

Aamgaon is about 16 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aamgaon is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. Jamga is about 2.7 km away. Raigarh is about 16 km away. Tamnar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauhapali (4.6 km), Bhagora (5.6 km) and Barbahli (8.3 km).

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

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