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About Amkholi Village

Amkholi is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 25 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,520 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246279, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amkholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amkholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246279
Area (hectares) 44.69 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 25
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,520
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 Amkholi compares

By the 2011 count Amkholi is the 219th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 44.69 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Amkholi

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

Amkholi lies about 4.4 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 13 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 Amkholi
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 4.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 4.4 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 13 km

Villages closest to Amkholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amkholi village had a population of 63. That makes it the 219th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Amkholi village has 25 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amkholi has about 1520 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Amkholi is 246279. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amkholi covers 44.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amkholi falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Amkholi is Kotdwara, about 13 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 Amkholi.

Amkholi is about 4.4 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amkholi is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 4.4 km away. Garhwal is about 4.4 km away. Kotdwāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khol (under 2 km), Phadkandae (under 2 km) and Talkandai (under 2 km).

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

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