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About Amethi Village

Amethi is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 410 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amethi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amethi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 186.09 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 410
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amethi compares

By the 2011 count Amethi is the 49th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 186.09 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Amethi

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

Amethi lies about 89 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nawapara Road, about 42 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 Amethi
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 20 km
Nearest railway station Nawapara Road 42 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 52 km
District headquarters Raipur 89 km

Villages closest to Amethi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amethi village had a population of 789. That makes it the 49th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Amethi village has 410 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amethi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Amethi is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amethi covers 186.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amethi falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amethi is Nawapara Road, about 42 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 Amethi.

Amethi is about 89 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amethi is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 20 km away. Nawapara Road is about 42 km away. Nawāpāra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamraj (8.9 km), Hirabatar (10 km) and Pendra (10 km).

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

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