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About Amraha Village

Amraha is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 123 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amraha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 50.56 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 123
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amraha compares

By the 2011 count Amraha is the 65th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 50.56 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Amraha

Amraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amraha as Available within 5 - 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 Amraha from other places

Amraha lies about 32 km from Dehradun. 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 Amraha
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 5.2 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 23 km
District headquarters Dehradun 32 km

Villages closest to Amraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amraha village had a population of 240. That makes it the 65th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Amraha village has 123 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amraha has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Amraha is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amraha covers 50.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amraha falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Amraha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amraha.

Amraha is about 32 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amraha is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 5.2 km away. Mussoorie is about 23 km away. Dehradun is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kophati (under 2 km), Khatar (under 2 km) and Gothan Joshi (under 2 km).

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

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