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About Amath Village

Amath is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 307 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amath village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766012
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 307
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amath compares

By the 2011 count Amath is the 74th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Amath

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

Amath 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 Amath
Nearest railway station Nuagaon 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kesinga 20 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 20 km
Nearest town Angul 60 km

Villages closest to Amath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amath village had a population of 625. That makes it the 74th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Amath village has 307 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amath has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Amath is 766012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amath covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amath falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Amath 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Amath.

Amath 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.

Amath is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 7.2 km away. Kesinga 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 Kendupada (8.1 km), Kalarpadar (12 km) and Paralsinga (12 km).

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

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