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About Amatha Village

Amatha is a large village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,170, made up of 1,050 males and 1,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766011, 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 Sadar
Pincode 766011
Area (hectares) 775 hectares
Population 2,170
Male Population 1,050
Female Population 1,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amatha compares

By the 2011 count Amatha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 775 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Amatha

Amatha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amatha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 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 Sadar 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 Sadar 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 2,170. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Amatha village has 1,050 males and 1,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amatha has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Amatha is 766011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amatha covers 775 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amatha falls under Sadar 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 7.2 km away. Sadar 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 Kusumdara (1.7 km), Karlapada (12 km) and Kaskinar (14 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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