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About Amara Village

Amara is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 583 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.48 hectares hectares.

Amara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 83.48 hectares
Population 1,122
Male Population 583
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Amara compares

By the 2011 count Amara is the 113th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 83.48 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Amara

Amara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Amara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amara from other places

Amara lies about 21 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 22 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 Amara
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 2.7 km
Nearest town Ahraura 20 km
District headquarters Chandauli 21 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 22 km

Villages closest to Amara

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 Amara

As per the Census of India 2011, Amara village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 113th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Amara village has 583 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amara has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Amara covers 83.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Amara is Chandauli Majhwar, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Amara.

Amara is about 21 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amara is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 2.7 km away. Ahraura is about 20 km away. Chandauli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodara Khurd (under 2 km), Golhiya (under 2 km) and Burhwal (under 2 km).

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

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