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About Ama Village

Ama is a large village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,067, made up of 1,094 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957.47 hectares hectares.

Ama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ama village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 957.47 hectares
Population 2,067
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Ama compares

By the 2011 count Ama is the 13th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 957.47 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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 <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 Ama from other places

Ama lies about 80 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Jukehi 11 km
Nearest town Murwāra 21 km
District headquarters Panna 80 km

Villages closest to Ama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahnagar 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 2,067. That makes it the 13th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Ama village has 1,094 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ama has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Ama covers 957.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ama falls under Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ama is Jukehi, about 11 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 Ama.

Ama is about 80 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ama is in Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Shahnagar is about 3.9 km away. Jukehi is about 11 km away. Murwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamaria Badi (under 2 km), Deori (1.8 km) and Nunagar (2.6 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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