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About Amate Village

Amate is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 773 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1427.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 590018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amate village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 590018
Area (hectares) 1427.26 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 773
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amate compares

By the 2011 count Amate is the 44th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1427.26 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Amate

Amate is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amate as Available within village. 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 Amate from other places

Amate lies about 28 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Desur, about 22 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 Amate
Nearest railway station Desur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 23 km
District headquarters Belgaum 28 km
Nearest town Belagavi 28 km

Villages closest to Amate

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amate village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 44th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Amate village has 773 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amate has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Amate is 590018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amate covers 1427.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amate falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Amate is Desur, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amate.

Amate is about 28 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amate is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Desur is about 22 km away. Khanapur is about 23 km away. Belgaum is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghose (2.2 km), Mangenkop Alias Ghosenatti (2.2 km) and Torali (2.7 km).

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

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