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About Amjo Village

Amjo is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 211 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amjo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 10.07 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 211
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Amjo compares

By the 2011 count Amjo is the 123rd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 10.07 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Amjo

Amjo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amjo 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 Amjo from other places

Amjo lies about 167 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 7.6 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 Amjo
Nearest railway station Karra 7.6 km
Nearest town Khunti 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 26 km
District headquarters Giridih 167 km

Villages closest to Amjo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjo village had a population of 423. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Amjo village has 211 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjo has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Amjo is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amjo covers 10.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amjo falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amjo is Karra, about 7.6 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 Amjo.

Amjo is about 167 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amjo is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Karra is about 7.6 km away. Khunti is about 8.4 km away. Deori 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 Gamhardih (4.1 km), Amjhar (4.9 km) and Pipradih (7.4 km).

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

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