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About Amka Village

Amka is a small village in Punahana tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 6 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amka village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Mewat
Tehsil Punahana
Pincode 121104
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 6
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amka compares

By the 2011 count Amka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Amka

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

Amka lies about 26 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Khairthal, about 36 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 Amka
Nearest town Fīrozpur Jhirka 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Punahana 20 km
District headquarters Mewat 26 km
Nearest railway station Khairthal 36 km

Villages closest to Amka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amka village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents.

Amka village has 6 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amka has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Amka is 121104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amka covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amka falls under Punahana tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Amka is Khairthal, about 36 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 village for Amka.

Amka is about 26 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amka is in Punahana tehsil of Mewat district. Fīrozpur Jhirka is about 11 km away. Punahana is about 20 km away. Mewat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajli Khurd (1.9 km), Teekri (8.1 km) and Pingwan (10 km).

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

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