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About Amahva Village

Amahva is a large village in Nautanwa tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,609, made up of 1,350 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.53 hectares hectares.

Amahva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amahva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nautanwa
Area (hectares) 144.53 hectares
Population 2,609
Male Population 1,350
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amahva compares

By the 2011 count Amahva is the 55th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 144.53 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Amahva

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

How far is Amahva from other places

Amahva lies about 19 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 6.5 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 Amahva
Nearest railway station Jhamat 6.5 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 17 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nautanwa 24 km

Villages closest to Amahva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amahva village had a population of 2,609. That makes it the 55th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Amahva village has 1,350 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amahva has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Amahva covers 144.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amahva falls under Nautanwa tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amahva is Jhamat, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amahva.

Amahva is about 19 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amahva is in Nautanwa tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Jhamat is about 6.5 km away. Mahārāganj is about 17 km away. Mahrajganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagvanpur (under 2 km), Chandpur (under 2 km) and Kodaipur Urf Gidaha (under 2 km).

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

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