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About Amgaon Village

Amgaon is a large village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,087, made up of 1,027 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674.54 hectares hectares.

Amgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 674.54 hectares
Population 2,087
Male Population 1,027
Female Population 1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amgaon compares

By the 2011 count Amgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 674.54 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Amgaon

Amgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Amgaon from other places

Amgaon lies about 51 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 47 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 Amgaon
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 7.2 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 12 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 47 km
District headquarters Balaghat 51 km

Villages closest to Amgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amgaon village had a population of 2,087. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Amgaon village has 1,027 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amgaon has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Amgaon covers 674.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amgaon falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amgaon is Dhapewara, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amgaon.

Amgaon is about 51 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amgaon is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 7.2 km away. Malajkhand is about 12 km away. Dhapewara is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhari (1.5 km), Serpar (2.3 km) and Sherpar (2.3 km).

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

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