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About Amoda Village

Amoda is a large village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,103, made up of 1,064 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.7 hectares hectares.

Amoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amoda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 354.7 hectares
Population 2,103
Male Population 1,064
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amoda compares

By the 2011 count Amoda is the 12th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 354.7 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Amoda

Amoda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amoda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Amoda from other places

Amoda lies about 17 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Itayakalan, about 23 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 Amoda
District headquarters Raisen 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 19 km
Nearest railway station Itayakalan 23 km

Villages closest to Amoda

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 Amoda

As per the Census of India 2011, Amoda village had a population of 2,103. That makes it the 12th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Amoda village has 1,064 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amoda has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Amoda covers 354.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Amoda is Itayakalan, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Amoda.

Amoda is about 17 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amoda is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Raisen is about 17 km away. Goharganj is about 19 km away. Itayakalan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhoda (2.3 km), Karmoda (2.3 km) and Ajwain (4.3 km).

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

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