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About Amshet Village

Amshet is a mid sized village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 278 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amshet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amshet village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581129
Area (hectares) 750.2 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 278
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amshet compares

By the 2011 count Amshet is the 21st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 750.2 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Amshet

Amshet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amshet as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amshet from other places

Amshet lies about 82 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Londa Junction, about 7.3 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 Amshet
Nearest railway station Londa Junction 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Supa 15 km
Nearest town Dandeli 17 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 82 km

Villages closest to Amshet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amshet village had a population of 562. That makes it the 21st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Amshet village has 278 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amshet has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Amshet is 581129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amshet covers 750.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amshet falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Amshet is Londa Junction, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance for Amshet.

Amshet is about 82 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amshet is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Londa Junction is about 7.3 km away. Supa is about 15 km away. Dandeli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Miras Kumbeli (under 2 km), Malamba (3.0 km) and Timbholi (3.8 km).

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

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