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About Amran Village

Amran is one of the larger villages in Jodiya tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,193, made up of 3,172 males and 3,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4271.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363655, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amran village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Jodiya
Pincode 363655
Area (hectares) 4271.3 hectares
Population 6,193
Male Population 3,172
Female Population 3,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amran compares

By the 2011 count Amran is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 4271.3 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Amran

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

Amran lies about 64 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Lavanpur, 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 Amran
Nearest railway station Lavanpur 14 km
Nearest town Morvi 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Jodiya 31 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 64 km

Villages closest to Amran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amran village had a population of 6,193. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Amran village has 3,172 males and 3,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amran has about 952 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Amran is 363655. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amran covers 4271.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amran falls under Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Amran is Lavanpur, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Amran.

Amran is about 64 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amran is in Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district. Lavanpur is about 14 km away. Morvi is about 29 km away. Jodiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mavnugam (3.5 km), Dhudkot (4.0 km) and Bela (4.4 km).

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

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