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About Amkachha Village

Amkachha is a small village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 145 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.89 hectares hectares.

Amkachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amkachha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 57.89 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 145
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Amkachha compares

By the 2011 count Amkachha is the 299th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 57.89 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Amkachha

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

Amkachha lies about 48 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 7.3 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 Amkachha
Tehsil headquarters Meja 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Unchdih 7.3 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 38 km
District headquarters Allahabad 48 km

Villages closest to Amkachha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amkachha village had a population of 277. That makes it the 299th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Amkachha village has 145 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amkachha has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Amkachha covers 57.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amkachha falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amkachha is Unchdih, about 7.3 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 Amkachha.

Amkachha is about 48 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amkachha is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 6.3 km away. Unchdih is about 7.3 km away. Gyānpur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atari Amiliya (under 2 km), Kurki Kalan (under 2 km) and Misirpur (under 2 km).

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

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