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About Amtaura Village

Amtaura is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,682, made up of 833 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amtaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amtaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273212
Area (hectares) 205.13 hectares
Population 1,682
Male Population 833
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amtaura compares

By the 2011 count Amtaura is the 70th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 205.13 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Amtaura

Amtaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amtaura 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amtaura from other places

Amtaura lies about 13 km from Gorakhpur. 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 Amtaura
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 5.6 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 13 km

Villages closest to Amtaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amtaura village had a population of 1,682. That makes it the 70th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Amtaura village has 833 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amtaura has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Amtaura is 273212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amtaura covers 205.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amtaura falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Amtaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Amtaura.

Amtaura is about 13 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amtaura is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 5.6 km away. Gorakhpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprauli Khurd (under 2 km), Banaura (under 2 km) and Usaka (under 2 km).

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

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