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About Amhara Village

Amhara is a large village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,487, made up of 1,315 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1217.65 hectares hectares.

Amhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amhara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Area (hectares) 1217.65 hectares
Population 2,487
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Amhara compares

By the 2011 count Amhara is the 12th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 1217.65 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Amhara

Amhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amhara from other places

Amhara lies about 44 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 20 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 Amhara
Nearest railway station Lukwasa 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 22 km
Nearest town Bāmor Kalān 41 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 44 km

Villages closest to Amhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amhara village had a population of 2,487. That makes it the 12th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Amhara village has 1,315 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amhara has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Amhara covers 1217.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amhara falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amhara is Lukwasa, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Amhara.

Amhara is about 44 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amhara is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 20 km away. Badarwas is about 22 km away. Bāmor Kalān is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simalhai (2.8 km), Sigharai (2.9 km) and Tila Khurd (3.0 km).

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

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