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About Amava Village

Amava is a large village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,399, made up of 1,228 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.05 hectares hectares.

Amava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amava village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Area (hectares) 241.05 hectares
Population 2,399
Male Population 1,228
Female Population 1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amava compares

By the 2011 count Amava is the 60th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 241.05 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Amava

Amava is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amava as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amava from other places

Amava lies about 63 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Gaur, about 7.1 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 Amava
Nearest railway station Gaur 7.1 km
Nearest town Bastī 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 35 km
District headquarters Gonda 63 km

Villages closest to Amava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amava village had a population of 2,399. That makes it the 60th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Amava village has 1,228 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amava has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Amava covers 241.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amava falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amava is Gaur, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amava.

Amava is about 63 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amava is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Gaur is about 7.1 km away. Bastī is about 22 km away. Mankapur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamati Ikrahava (under 2 km), Ramaipur Bhagvan Persad (under 2 km) and Ramaoopur (under 2 km).

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

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