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About Amarthon Village

Amarthon is a mid sized village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 413 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.99 hectares hectares.

Amarthon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amarthon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 401.99 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 413
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Amarthon compares

By the 2011 count Amarthon is the 67th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 401.99 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Amarthon

Amarthon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amarthon 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 Amarthon from other places

Amarthon lies about 27 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Itayakalan, about 15 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 Amarthon
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Itayakalan 15 km
Nearest town Mandideep 15 km
District headquarters Raisen 27 km

Villages closest to Amarthon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amarthon village had a population of 773. That makes it the 67th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Amarthon village has 413 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amarthon has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Amarthon covers 401.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amarthon falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amarthon is Itayakalan, about 15 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 Amarthon.

Amarthon is about 27 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amarthon is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Goharganj is about 8.8 km away. Itayakalan is about 15 km away. Mandideep is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagri (under 2 km), Chiklod Kalan (3.3 km) and Barbatpur (4.8 km).

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

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