About Amwala Village

Amwala is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,602, made up of 838 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwala village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184205
Area (hectares)	435 hectares
Population	1,602
Male Population	838
Female Population	764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amwala compares

By the 2011 count Amwala is the 45th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Amwala

Amwala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Amwala from other places

Amwala lies about 37 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Hira Nagar, about 20 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 Amwala
Nearest railway station	Hira Nagar	20 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	26 km
District headquarters	Kathua	37 km

Villages closest to Amwala

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

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Common questions about Amwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Amwala village had a population of 1,602. That makes it the 45th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Amwala village has 838 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Amwala is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amwala covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amwala falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Amwala is Hira Nagar, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amwala.

Amwala is about 37 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amwala is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Hira Nagar is about 20 km away. Sāmba is about 22 km away. Billawar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.