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About Amshet Village

Amshet is a mid sized village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 409 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.14 hectares hectares.

Amshet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amshet village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Area (hectares) 384.14 hectares
Population 791
Male Population 409
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amshet compares

By the 2011 count Amshet is the 82nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 384.14 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Amshet

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

Amshet lies about 23 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, about 5.9 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 Amshet
Nearest railway station Ladkhed 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 17 km
Nearest town Dārwha 17 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 23 km

Villages closest to Amshet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amshet village had a population of 791. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Amshet village has 409 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amshet has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Amshet covers 384.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amshet falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Amshet is Ladkhed, about 5.9 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 Amshet.

Amshet is about 23 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amshet is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ladkhed is about 5.9 km away. Darwha is about 17 km away. Dārwha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umartha Kh (under 2 km), Banayat (1.7 km) and Mozar (2.7 km).

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

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