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About Amoda Village

Amoda is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 656 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707 hectares hectares.

Amoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amoda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 707 hectares
Population 1,255
Male Population 656
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Amoda compares

By the 2011 count Amoda is the 16th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 707 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 913.

Getting to Amoda

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

Amoda lies about 15 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Shahdora Gaon, about 5.2 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 Amoda
Nearest railway station Shahdora Gaon 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 15 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 15 km

Villages closest to Amoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amoda village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 16th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Amoda village has 656 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amoda has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Amoda covers 707 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amoda falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amoda is Shahdora Gaon, about 5.2 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 Amoda.

Amoda is about 15 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amoda is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Shahdora Gaon is about 5.2 km away. Shadhora is about 15 km away. Ashoknagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semri Lohabad (under 2 km), Piprol Shadora (2.1 km) and Durweshi (2.1 km).

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

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