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About Amphali Village

Amphali is a small village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 101 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amphali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amphali village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770051
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 101
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amphali compares

By the 2011 count Amphali is the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Amphali

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

Amphali lies about 107 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 27 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 Amphali
Tehsil headquarters Banei 17 km
Nearest town Deogarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 27 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 107 km

Villages closest to Amphali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amphali village had a population of 218. That makes it the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Amphali village has 101 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amphali has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Amphali is 770051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amphali covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amphali falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Amphali is Barsuan, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Amphali.

Amphali is about 107 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amphali is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 17 km away. Deogarh is about 26 km away. Barsuan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendra (3.7 km), Brahmaninadi (5.5 km) and Ruguda (7.4 km).

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

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