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About Amawal Village

Amawal is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,864, made up of 998 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.86 hectares hectares.

Amawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 253.86 hectares
Population 1,864
Male Population 998
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amawal compares

By the 2011 count Amawal is the 131st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 253.86 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Amawal

Amawal 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 Amawal as Available. 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 Amawal from other places

Amawal lies about 11 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sakaldiha, about 2.2 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 Amawal
Nearest railway station Sakaldiha 2.2 km
District headquarters Chandauli 11 km

Villages closest to Amawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amawal village had a population of 1,864. That makes it the 131st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Amawal village has 998 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amawal has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Amawal covers 253.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amawal falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amawal is Sakaldiha, about 2.2 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amawal.

Amawal is about 11 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amawal is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 2.2 km away. Chandauli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daina (1.7 km), Chatur Bhujpur (2.0 km) and Bamanpur (2.0 km).

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

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