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About Ama Village

Ama is a mid sized village in Nowgong tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 563 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.94 hectares hectares.

Ama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ama village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Nowgong
Area (hectares) 466.94 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 563
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ama compares

By the 2011 count Ama is the 38th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 466.94 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Ama

Ama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ama as Available within 10+ 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 Ama from other places

Ama lies about 40 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutai, about 6.9 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 Ama
Nearest railway station Ghutai 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nowgong 20 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Ama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ama village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 38th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Ama village has 563 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ama has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Ama covers 466.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ama falls under Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ama is Ghutai, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance for Ama.

Ama is about 40 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ama is in Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ghutai is about 6.9 km away. Nowgong is about 20 km away. Chhatarpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahed (under 2 km), Churwari (3.1 km) and Paretha (3.8 km).

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

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