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About Amgavhan Village

Amgavhan is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 295 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.52 hectares hectares.

Amgavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amgavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 330.52 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 295
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amgavhan compares

By the 2011 count Amgavhan is the 89th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 330.52 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Amgavhan

Amgavhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amgavhan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Amgavhan from other places

Amgavhan lies about 44 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Karanja, about 13 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 Amgavhan
Nearest town Kāranja 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 12 km
Nearest railway station Karanja 13 km
District headquarters Washim 44 km

Villages closest to Amgavhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amgavhan village had a population of 550. That makes it the 89th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Amgavhan village has 295 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amgavhan has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Amgavhan covers 330.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amgavhan falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Amgavhan is Karanja, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Amgavhan.

Amgavhan is about 44 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amgavhan is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Kāranja is about 12 km away. Mangrulpir is about 12 km away. Karanja is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekamba (under 2 km), Lakhamapur (1.6 km) and Khadi (1.8 km).

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

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