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About Amakoni Village

Amakoni is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 655 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amakoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amakoni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493331
Area (hectares) 500.51 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 655
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amakoni compares

By the 2011 count Amakoni is the 60th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 500.51 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Amakoni

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

Amakoni lies about 60 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 13 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 Amakoni
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 13 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 32 km
District headquarters Raipur 60 km

Villages closest to Amakoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amakoni village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 60th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Amakoni village has 655 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amakoni has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Amakoni is 493331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amakoni covers 500.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amakoni falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amakoni is Bhatapara, about 13 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 km distance for Amakoni.

Amakoni is about 60 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amakoni is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 13 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 13 km away. Simga is about 32 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 (2.2 km), Padkidih (2.7 km) and Suhela (4.2 km).

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

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