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About Amkan Village

Amkan is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 44 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amkan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 36.72 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 44
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Amkan compares

By the 2011 count Amkan is the 143rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 36.72 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Amkan

Amkan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amkan 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 Amkan from other places

Amkan 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 Amkan
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 38 km

Villages closest to Amkan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amkan village had a population of 91. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Amkan village has 44 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amkan has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Amkan is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amkan covers 36.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amkan falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amkan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Amkan.

Amkan 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.

Amkan is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 3.0 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 Aghar (under 2 km), Charambu (under 2 km) and Chhilag (under 2 km).

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

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