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About Amghat Village

Amghat is a mid sized village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 339 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.08 hectares hectares.

Amghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amghat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Area (hectares) 87.08 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 339
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Amghat compares

By the 2011 count Amghat is the 397th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 87.08 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Amghat

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

Amghat lies about 24 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 8.9 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 Amghat
Nearest railway station Barakalan 8.9 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 24 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 24 km

Villages closest to Amghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amghat village had a population of 641. That makes it the 397th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Amghat village has 339 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amghat has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Amghat covers 87.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amghat falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amghat is Barakalan, about 8.9 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 Amghat.

Amghat is about 24 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amghat is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Barakalan is about 8.9 km away. Muhammadābād is about 9.2 km away. Mohammadabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasdew Pur (under 2 km), Kthar (under 2 km) and Nakrikol (under 2 km).

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

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