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About Amma Village

Amma is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 316 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.49 hectares hectares.

Amma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 85.49 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 316
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amma compares

By the 2011 count Amma is the 117th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 85.49 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Amma

Amma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amma as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amma from other places

Amma lies about 12 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 5.2 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 Amma
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 5.2 km
District headquarters Basti 12 km
Nearest town Bastī 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 17 km

Villages closest to Amma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amma village had a population of 614. That makes it the 117th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Amma village has 316 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amma has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Amma covers 85.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amma falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amma is Govindnagar, about 5.2 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 km distance for Amma.

Amma is about 12 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amma is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Govindnagar is about 5.2 km away. Basti is about 12 km away. Bastī is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newada (1.9 km), Karha (4.6 km) and Pachdwri (5.6 km).

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

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