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About Amad Village

Amad is a mid sized village in Deobhog tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 452 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493890, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amad village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Deobhog
Pincode 493890
Area (hectares) 247.7 hectares
Population 878
Male Population 452
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amad compares

By the 2011 count Amad is the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents. Its 247.7 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1033.

Getting to Amad

Amad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amad as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Amad from other places

Amad lies about 14 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatgaon, 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 Amad
Nearest railway station Bhatgaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Deobhog 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 14 km

Villages closest to Amad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amad village had a population of 878. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents.

Amad village has 452 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amad has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Amad is 493890. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amad covers 247.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amad falls under Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amad is Bhatgaon, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Amad.

Amad is about 14 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amad is in Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatgaon is about 14 km away. Deobhog is about 14 km away. Raipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamgaon (7.7 km), Khutgaon (12 km) and Tikrapara (13 km).

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

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