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About Amni Village

Amni is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 143 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 76.56 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 143
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amni compares

By the 2011 count Amni is the 108th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 76.56 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Amni

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

Amni lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 8.5 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 Amni
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km

Villages closest to Amni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amni village had a population of 303. That makes it the 108th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Amni village has 143 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amni has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Amni is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amni covers 76.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amni falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amni is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 8.5 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 Amni.

Amni is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amni is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 8.5 km away. Jawali is about 12 km away. Dharamsala 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 Dewal (under 2 km), Dharun (under 2 km) and Balwar (under 2 km).

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

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