About Amwa Village

Amwa is a small village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 142 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	273
Male Population	142
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amwa compares

By the 2011 count Amwa is the 88th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Amwa

Amwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Amwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akhauri Dumi, Akhauripatra, Akhourididri and Alampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Amwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Amwa village had a population of 273. That makes it the 88th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Amwa village has 142 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwa has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Amwa is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amwa covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amwa falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Amwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Amwa.

Amwa is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.