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About Ameda Village

Ameda is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 590 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.98 hectares hectares.

Ameda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ameda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 261.98 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 590
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ameda compares

By the 2011 count Ameda is the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 261.98 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ameda

Ameda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ameda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ameda from other places

Ameda lies about 48 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 17 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 Ameda
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 17 km
Nearest town Gondiā 30 km
District headquarters Balaghat 48 km

Villages closest to Ameda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ameda village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 56th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Ameda village has 590 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ameda has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Ameda covers 261.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ameda falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ameda is Amgaon, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Ameda.

Ameda is about 48 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ameda is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 6.8 km away. Amgaon is about 17 km away. Gondiā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paldongri (under 2 km), Kumharikhurd (2.0 km) and Sadra (2.6 km).

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

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