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About Amrota Village

Amrota is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 23 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 696 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amrota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amrota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 10.38 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 23
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 696
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amrota compares

By the 2011 count Amrota is the 310th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 10.38 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Amrota

Amrota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amrota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amrota from other places

Amrota lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Amrota
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 4.6 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Amrota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amrota village had a population of 39. That makes it the 310th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Amrota village has 23 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amrota has about 696 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Amrota is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amrota covers 10.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amrota falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amrota is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amrota.

Amrota is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amrota is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.6 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darial (under 2 km), Dartal (under 2 km) and Andara (under 2 km).

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

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