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About Amjhar Village

Amjhar is a mid sized village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 658 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 724.77 hectares hectares.

Amjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amjhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 724.77 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 658
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amjhar compares

By the 2011 count Amjhar is the 48th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 724.77 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Amjhar

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

Amjhar lies about 29 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, about 18 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 Amjhar
Tehsil headquarters Majhauli 14 km
Nearest railway station Joba 18 km
District headquarters Sidhi 29 km

Villages closest to Amjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amjhar village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 48th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Amjhar village has 658 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amjhar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Amjhar covers 724.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amjhar falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amjhar is Joba, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amjhar.

Amjhar is about 29 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amjhar is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Majhauli is about 14 km away. Joba is about 18 km away. Sidhi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajri (2.3 km), Rupaidol (4.5 km) and Tilwari (6.1 km).

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

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