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About Amdos Village

Amdos is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 344 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amdos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdos village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416605
Area (hectares) 1163 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 344
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amdos compares

By the 2011 count Amdos is the 49th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 1163 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Amdos

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

Amdos lies about 9.0 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 15 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 Amdos
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 15 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 37 km

Villages closest to Amdos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdos village had a population of 700. That makes it the 49th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Amdos village has 344 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdos has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Amdos is 416605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amdos covers 1163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amdos falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Amdos is Sindhudurg, about 15 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 Amdos.

Amdos is about 9.0 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amdos is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 9.0 km away. Sindhudurg is about 15 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandrukh (under 2 km), Malgaon (3.9 km) and Chauke (3.9 km).

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

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