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About Amtala Village

Amtala is a small village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 215 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.67 hectares hectares.

Amtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amtala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 274.67 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 215
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amtala compares

By the 2011 count Amtala is the 168th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 274.67 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Amtala

Amtala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amtala as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amtala from other places

Amtala lies about 34 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 24 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 Amtala
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 24 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 34 km

Villages closest to Amtala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amtala village had a population of 401. That makes it the 168th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Amtala village has 215 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amtala has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Amtala covers 274.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amtala falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amtala is Khajuri, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Amtala.

Amtala is about 34 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amtala is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 6.9 km away. Khajuri is about 24 km away. Shivpuri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamora (under 2 km), Bhatnawar (under 2 km) and Bagwasa Buzurg (1.8 km).

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

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