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About Amaha Village

Amaha is a small village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 167 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.3 hectares hectares.

Amaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chandla
Area (hectares) 94.3 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 167
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amaha compares

By the 2011 count Amaha is the 75th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 94.3 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Amaha

Amaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amaha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Amaha from other places

Amaha lies about 72 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khurhand, about 38 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 Amaha
Tehsil headquarters Chandla 8.5 km
Nearest town Lauri 29 km
Nearest railway station Khurhand 38 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 72 km

Villages closest to Amaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amaha village had a population of 343. That makes it the 75th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Amaha village has 167 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amaha has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 863.

Amaha covers 94.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amaha falls under Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amaha is Khurhand, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amaha.

Amaha is about 72 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amaha is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chandla is about 8.5 km away. Lauri is about 29 km away. Khurhand is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansiya (under 2 km), Harraee (1.8 km) and Byas Badaura (2.9 km).

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

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