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About Amarwa Village

Amarwa is a mid sized village in Ghuwara tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 484 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.17 hectares hectares.

Amarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Ghuwara
Area (hectares) 539.17 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 484
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Amarwa compares

By the 2011 count Amarwa is the 37th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 539.17 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Amarwa

Amarwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amarwa 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 Amarwa from other places

Amarwa lies about 68 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarkanpur, about 37 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 Amarwa
Tehsil headquarters Ghuwara 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Sarkanpur 37 km
Nearest town Tīkamgarh 39 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 68 km

Villages closest to Amarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarwa village had a population of 911. That makes it the 37th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Amarwa village has 484 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarwa has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Amarwa covers 539.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amarwa falls under Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amarwa is Sarkanpur, about 37 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 Amarwa.

Amarwa is about 68 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarwa is in Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ghuwara is about 2.8 km away. Sarkanpur is about 37 km away. Tīkamgarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayakhera (2.1 km), Kachra (2.4 km) and Bhelda (3.4 km).

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

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