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About Amwa Village

Amwa is a mid sized village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 548 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.7 hectares hectares.

Amwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Varanasi
Area (hectares) 147.7 hectares
Population 1,050
Male Population 548
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Amwa compares

By the 2011 count Amwa is the 434th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 147.7 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

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 5 - 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 33 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Kapsethi, about 3.8 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 railway station Kapsethi 3.8 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Varanasi 33 km

Villages closest to Amwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Varanasi 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 1,050. That makes it the 434th largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Amwa village has 548 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amwa has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Amwa covers 147.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amwa falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amwa is Kapsethi, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amwa.

Amwa is about 33 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amwa is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Kapsethi is about 3.8 km away. Bhadohi is about 12 km away. Varanasi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahrajpur (2.7 km), Rasulaha (2.7 km) and Dabethuwa (2.7 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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