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About Ameni Village

Ameni is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 510 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ameni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ameni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Pincode 416214
Area (hectares) 564.09 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 510
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ameni compares

By the 2011 count Ameni is the 73rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 564.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Ameni

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

Ameni lies about 50 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 30 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 Ameni
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 21 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 30 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 50 km

Villages closest to Ameni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ameni village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Ameni village has 510 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ameni has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Ameni is 416214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ameni covers 564.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ameni falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ameni is Shenoli, about 30 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 Ameni.

Ameni is about 50 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ameni is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 21 km away. Shenoli is about 30 km away. Kolhapur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sondoli (6.7 km), Gondoli (7.7 km) and Karungale (7.9 km).

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

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