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About Amhit Village

Amhit is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,164, made up of 1,493 males and 1,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.42 hectares hectares.

Amhit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amhit village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 562.42 hectares
Population 3,164
Male Population 1,493
Female Population 1,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amhit compares

By the 2011 count Amhit is the 50th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 562.42 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Amhit

Amhit is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amhit as Available within 5 - 10 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 Amhit from other places

Amhit lies about 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 6.2 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 Amhit
Nearest railway station Kirakat 6.2 km
Nearest town Lalganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 28 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Amhit

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amhit village had a population of 3,164. That makes it the 50th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Amhit village has 1,493 males and 1,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amhit has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Amhit covers 562.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amhit falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amhit is Kirakat, about 6.2 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 km distance for Amhit.

Amhit is about 28 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amhit is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 6.2 km away. Lalganj is about 13 km away. Kerakat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basgit (under 2 km), Pithapur (2.2 km) and Puranpur (2.8 km).

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

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