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About Amgaon Village

Amgaon is a small village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 231 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Albert Ekka
Pincode 835232
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 231
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Amgaon compares

By the 2011 count Amgaon is the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Amgaon

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

Amgaon lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 64 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 Amgaon
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Albert Ekka 25 km
District headquarters Gumla 25 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 64 km

Villages closest to Amgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 Amgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Amgaon village had a population of 461. That makes it the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Amgaon village has 231 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amgaon has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Amgaon is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amgaon covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amgaon falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amgaon is Lohardaga, about 64 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 Amgaon.

Amgaon is about 25 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amgaon is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Jashpur Nagar is about 22 km away. Albert Ekka is about 25 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kitam (2.1 km), Saktar (2.6 km) and Ponri (2.8 km).

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

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