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About Ameri Village

Ameri is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 531 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ameri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ameri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 329.93 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 531
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ameri compares

By the 2011 count Ameri is the 119th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 329.93 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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 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 Ameri from other places

Ameri lies about 27 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 14 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
Nearest railway station Lakholi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 17 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 27 km
District headquarters Raipur 27 km

Villages closest to Ameri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 1,078. That makes it the 119th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Ameri village has 531 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ameri has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ameri is 493344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ameri covers 329.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ameri falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ameri is Lakholi, about 14 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 Ameri.

Ameri is about 27 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ameri is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 14 km away. Arang is about 17 km away. Tilda Newra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekari 1 (2.3 km), Jawa (2.8 km) and Khauli (3.2 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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