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About Amapali Village

Amapali is a mid sized village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 446 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, 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 Tamnar
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 490.84 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 446
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amapali compares

By the 2011 count Amapali is the 39th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 490.84 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

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 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 3.2 km from Raigarh. 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
District headquarters Raigarh 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamnar 19 km

Villages closest to Amapali

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 Amapali

As per the Census of India 2011, Amapali village had a population of 944. That makes it the 39th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Amapali village has 446 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amapali has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Amapali is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amapali covers 490.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amapali falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Amapali notes the nearest railway station 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 Amapali.

Amapali is about 3.2 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 Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 3.2 km away. Tamnar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamdarha (under 2 km), Patrapali (3.0 km) and Gorkamuda (3.9 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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