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About Amloh Village

Amloh is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 130 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amloh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176028
Area (hectares) 95.21 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 130
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amloh compares

By the 2011 count Amloh is the 139th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 95.21 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Amloh

Amloh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amloh as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amloh from other places

Amloh lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Amloh
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 13 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Amloh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Amloh

As per the Census of India 2011, Amloh village had a population of 283. That makes it the 139th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Amloh village has 130 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amloh has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Amloh is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amloh covers 95.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amloh falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amloh is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amloh.

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

Amloh is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 13 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra 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 Balahar (4.2 km), Thamba (4.5 km) and Bahni (5.0 km).

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

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