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About Amagaon Village

Amagaon is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,941, made up of 973 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491885
Area (hectares) 354.78 hectares
Population 1,941
Male Population 973
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amagaon compares

By the 2011 count Amagaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 354.78 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Amagaon

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

Amagaon lies about 48 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 41 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 Amagaon
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 2.6 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 41 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 48 km

Villages closest to Amagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amagaon village had a population of 1,941. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Amagaon village has 973 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amagaon has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Amagaon is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amagaon covers 354.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amagaon falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Amagaon is Murhipar, about 41 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 Amagaon.

Amagaon is about 48 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amagaon is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 2.6 km away. Khairāgarh is about 13 km away. Murhipar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgaon (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Kondka (under 2 km).

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

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