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About Amla Village

Amla is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,281, made up of 676 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342308
Area (hectares) 1375 hectares
Population 1,281
Male Population 676
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Amla compares

By the 2011 count Amla is the 115th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1375 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Amla

Amla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amla 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 Amla from other places

Amla lies about 108 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Shaitan Singh Nagar, about 8.3 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 Amla
Nearest railway station Shaitan Singh Nagar 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 12 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 108 km

Villages closest to Amla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amla village had a population of 1,281. That makes it the 115th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Amla village has 676 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amla has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Amla is 342308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amla covers 1375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amla falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Amla is Shaitan Singh Nagar, about 8.3 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 Amla.

Amla is about 108 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amla is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shaitan Singh Nagar is about 8.3 km away. Phalodi is about 12 km away. Jodhpur is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samlani Nagar (under 2 km), Balasar (5.5 km) and Kheechan (7.1 km).

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

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