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About Amala Village

Amala is a mid sized village in Akrani tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 336 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akrani
Pincode 425414
Area (hectares) 162.97 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 336
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amala compares

By the 2011 count Amala is the 94th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 162.97 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Amala

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

Amala lies about 22 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 7.5 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 Amala
Nearest railway station Ranala 7.5 km
Nearest town Shāhāda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Akrani 22 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 22 km

Villages closest to Amala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amala village had a population of 700. That makes it the 94th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Amala village has 336 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amala has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Amala is 425414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amala covers 162.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amala falls under Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Amala is Ranala, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Amala.

Amala is about 22 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amala is in Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district. Ranala is about 7.5 km away. Shāhāda is about 12 km away. Akrani is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodala (7.8 km), Kakarda (8.6 km) and Nimgavhan (9.6 km).

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

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