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About Amehta Village

Amehta is a large village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,655, made up of 1,356 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.54 hectares hectares.

Amehta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amehta village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 698.54 hectares
Population 2,655
Male Population 1,356
Female Population 1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amehta compares

By the 2011 count Amehta is the 13th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 698.54 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Amehta

Amehta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amehta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amehta from other places

Amehta lies about 24 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 6.5 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 Amehta
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 6.5 km
District headquarters Katni 24 km
Nearest town Murwāra 24 km

Villages closest to Amehta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amehta village had a population of 2,655. That makes it the 13th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Amehta village has 1,356 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amehta has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Amehta covers 698.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amehta falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amehta is Pakaria Road, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Amehta.

Amehta is about 24 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amehta is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 6.3 km away. Pakaria Road is about 6.5 km away. Katni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanhwara Kalan (under 2 km), Amuwari (2.0 km) and Mehgaon (2.6 km).

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

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