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About Amkhala Village

Amkhala is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 103 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5300.78 hectares hectares.

Amkhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amkhala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 5300.78 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 103
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amkhala compares

By the 2011 count Amkhala is the 347th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 5300.78 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Amkhala

The census records public bus service for Amkhala as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amkhala from other places

Amkhala lies about 163 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Varanasi City, about under 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 Amkhala
Nearest railway station Varanasi City under 2 km
Nearest town Varanasi 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 19 km
District headquarters Basti 163 km

Villages closest to Amkhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amkhala village had a population of 200. That makes it the 347th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Amkhala village has 103 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amkhala has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Amkhala covers 5300.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amkhala falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amkhala is Varanasi City, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amkhala.

Amkhala is about 163 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amkhala is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Varanasi City is about under 2 km away. Varanasi is about 3.2 km away. Bhanpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achalpur (under 2 km), Jhalhania (under 2 km) and Parsa Khal (under 2 km).

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

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