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About Amashi Village

Amashi is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,943, made up of 1,506 males and 1,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amashi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416204
Area (hectares) 686.97 hectares
Population 2,943
Male Population 1,506
Female Population 1,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amashi compares

By the 2011 count Amashi is the 49th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 686.97 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Amashi

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

Amashi lies about 18 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 Amashi
Nearest town Pachgaon 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 18 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 18 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 18 km

Villages closest to Amashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amashi village had a population of 2,943. That makes it the 49th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Amashi village has 1,506 males and 1,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amashi has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Amashi is 416204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amashi covers 686.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amashi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Amashi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Amashi.

Amashi is about 18 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amashi is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 16 km away. Karvir is about 18 km away. Kolhapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatangale (1.8 km), Bololi (2.5 km) and Kekatwadi (2.8 km).

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

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