About Amara Village

Amara is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,495, made up of 1,246 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares.

Amara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Sakaldiha
Area (hectares)	237 hectares
Population	2,495
Male Population	1,246
Female Population	1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amara compares

By the 2011 count Amara is the 82nd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Amara

Amara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amara from other places

Amara lies about 20 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Taraon, about 10 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
Nearest railway station	Taraon	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakaldiha	11 km
Nearest town	Saidpur	14 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	20 km

Villages closest to Amara

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.

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Common questions about Amara

As per the Census of India 2011, Amara village had a population of 2,495. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Amara village has 1,246 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amara has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Amara covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Amara is Taraon, about 10 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 and private bus service as Available for Amara.

Amara is about 20 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 Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Taraon is about 10 km away. Sakaldiha is about 11 km away. Saidpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.