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About Amroh Village

Amroh is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 438 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amroh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177602
Area (hectares) 140.58 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 438
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amroh compares

By the 2011 count Amroh is the 14th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 140.58 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Amroh

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

Amroh lies about 42 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 Amroh
Nearest town Sundarnagar 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 42 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 51 km

Villages closest to Amroh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amroh village had a population of 957. That makes it the 14th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Amroh village has 438 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amroh has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Amroh is 177602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amroh covers 140.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amroh falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amroh is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 Amroh.

Amroh is about 42 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amroh is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 2.9 km away. Bhoranj is about 30 km away. Hamirpur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamroh (under 2 km), Krah (2.5 km) and Bhurdwan (5.1 km).

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

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