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About Amehta Village

Amehta is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 145 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.23 hectares hectares.

Amehta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amehta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 19.23 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 145
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amehta compares

By the 2011 count Amehta is the 374th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 19.23 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Amehta

The census records public bus service for Amehta 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amehta from other places

Amehta lies about 154 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Dandupur, about 3.4 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 Amehta
Nearest railway station Dandupur 3.4 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 22 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 154 km

Villages closest to Amehta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amehta village had a population of 285. That makes it the 374th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Amehta village has 145 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amehta has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Amehta covers 19.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amehta falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amehta is Dandupur, about 3.4 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amehta.

Amehta is about 154 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amehta is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Dandupur is about 3.4 km away. Mau Aimma is about 17 km away. Jakhania is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dayalpur Nonari (1.6 km), Baghipur (3.4 km) and Dhanuan (3.6 km).

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

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