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About Amachi Village

Amachi is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 5 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amachi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 85.16 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 5
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amachi compares

By the 2011 count Amachi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 85.16 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Amachi

Amachi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amachi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amachi from other places

Amachi lies about 62 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 8.1 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 Amachi
Nearest railway station Balegundi 8.1 km
Nearest town Sāgar 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 62 km

Villages closest to Amachi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amachi village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Amachi village has 5 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amachi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Amachi is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amachi covers 85.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amachi falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Amachi is Balegundi, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amachi.

Amachi is about 62 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amachi is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Balegundi is about 8.1 km away. Sāgar is about 9.0 km away. Hosanagara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melina Besige (5.2 km), Echala Koppa (7.3 km) and Ganganakoppa (7.3 km).

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

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