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About Amwa Village

Amwa is a mid sized village in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 696 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Tamkuhi Raj
Pincode 274401
Area (hectares) 118.87 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 696
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
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 Amwa compares

By the 2011 count Amwa is the 180th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 118.87 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Amwa

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

Amwa lies about 15 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Chaf, about 17 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 Amwa
Nearest town Kataiya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamkuhi Raj 15 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Chaf 17 km

Villages closest to Amwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamkuhi Raj 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 Amwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Amwa village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 180th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Amwa village has 696 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwa has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Amwa is 274401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amwa covers 118.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amwa falls under Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amwa is Chaf, about 17 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 Amwa.

Amwa is about 15 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amwa is in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district. Kataiya is about 14 km away. Tamkuhi Raj is about 15 km away. Kushinagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amwadiger (under 2 km), Patkhauli (under 2 km) and Garhia Mohan (2.1 km).

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

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