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About Amsaur Village

Amsaur is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 171 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amsaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amsaur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 29.83 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 171
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amsaur compares

By the 2011 count Amsaur is the 69th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 29.83 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Amsaur

Amsaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amsaur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Amsaur from other places

Amsaur lies about 3.2 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 7.8 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 Amsaur
District headquarters Garhwal 3.2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 7.8 km

Villages closest to Amsaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amsaur village had a population of 339. That makes it the 69th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Amsaur village has 171 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amsaur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Amsaur is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amsaur covers 29.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amsaur falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Amsaur is Kotdwara, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Amsaur.

Amsaur is about 3.2 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amsaur is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 3.2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 7.7 km away. Kotdwara is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhawana (under 2 km), Jamargadi Malli (1.9 km) and Jamargadi Talli (1.9 km).

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

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