About Amkhel Village

Amkhel is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 836 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amkhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amkhel village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Sakri
Pincode	424305
Area (hectares)	757 hectares
Population	1,651
Male Population	836
Female Population	815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amkhel compares

By the 2011 count Amkhel is the 94th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 757 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Amkhel

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

Amkhel lies about 64 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, 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 Amkhel
Nearest railway station	Dhekvad	20 km
Nearest town	Nandurbar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakri	23 km
District headquarters	Dhule	64 km

Villages closest to Amkhel

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

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Common questions about Amkhel

As per the Census of India 2011, Amkhel village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 94th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Amkhel village has 836 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amkhel has about 975 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Amkhel is 424305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amkhel covers 757 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amkhel falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Amkhel is Dhekvad, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Amkhel.

Amkhel is about 64 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amkhel is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Dhekvad is about 20 km away. Nandurbar is about 20 km away. Sakri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.