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About Amdih Village

Amdih is a mid sized village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,840, made up of 930 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1158.46 hectares hectares.

Amdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdih village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares) 1158.46 hectares
Population 1,840
Male Population 930
Female Population 910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Amdih compares

By the 2011 count Amdih is the 21st largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 1158.46 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Amdih

Amdih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amdih 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 Amdih from other places

Amdih lies about 65 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Duvri Kalan, 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 Amdih
Nearest railway station Duvri Kalan 15 km
Nearest town Beohāri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghnagar 22 km
District headquarters Shahdol 65 km

Villages closest to Amdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdih village had a population of 1,840. That makes it the 21st largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Amdih village has 930 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdih has about 978 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 984.

Amdih covers 1158.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amdih falls under Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amdih is Duvri Kalan, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amdih.

Amdih is about 65 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amdih is in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. Duvri Kalan is about 15 km away. Beohāri is about 20 km away. Jaisinghnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karki (10 km), Barachh (12 km) and Barkachh (12 km).

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

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