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About Amiya Village

Amiya is a mid sized village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 396 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2539.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370625
Area (hectares) 2539.54 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 396
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amiya compares

By the 2011 count Amiya is the 24th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 2539.54 hectares work out to about 0.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Amiya

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

Amiya lies about 87 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 49 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 Amiya
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 29 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 49 km
Nearest town Bhuj 83 km
District headquarters Kachchh 87 km

Villages closest to Amiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amiya village had a population of 783. That makes it the 24th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Amiya village has 396 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amiya has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Amiya is 370625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amiya covers 2539.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amiya falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Amiya is Naliya, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance for Amiya.

Amiya is about 87 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amiya is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 29 km away. Naliya is about 49 km away. Bhuj is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haroda (2.9 km), Kharoda (2.9 km) and Meghpar (3.8 km).

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

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