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About Amatha Village

Amatha is a large village in Golamunda tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,221, made up of 1,086 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amatha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Golamunda
Pincode 766029
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 2,221
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amatha compares

By the 2011 count Amatha is the 6th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Amatha

Amatha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amatha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Amatha from other places

Amatha lies about 20 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nuagaon, about 7.2 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 Amatha
Nearest railway station Nuagaon 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Golamunda 20 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 20 km
Nearest town Angul 60 km

Villages closest to Amatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amatha village had a population of 2,221. That makes it the 6th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Amatha village has 1,086 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amatha has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Amatha is 766029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amatha covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amatha falls under Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Amatha is Nuagaon, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amatha.

Amatha is about 20 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amatha is in Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 7.2 km away. Golamunda is about 20 km away. Kalahandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankarakhol (14 km), Bandhagaon (19 km) and Panjia (30 km).

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

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