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About Amaon Village

Amaon is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,127, made up of 2,198 males and 1,929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Pincode 232118
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 4,127
Male Population 2,198
Female Population 1,929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Amaon compares

By the 2011 count Amaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Amaon

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

Amaon lies about 16 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 16 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 Amaon
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 10 km
District headquarters Chandauli 16 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 16 km

Villages closest to Amaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amaon village had a population of 4,127. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Amaon village has 2,198 males and 1,929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amaon has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Amaon is 232118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amaon covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amaon falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amaon is Chandauli Majhwar, about 16 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 Amaon.

Amaon is about 16 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amaon is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 10 km away. Chandauli is about 16 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turuk Purwa (1.5 km), Bhusikrit Purwa (1.5 km) and Harhaura (1.7 km).

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

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