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About Amotha Village

Amotha is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 125 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amotha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246131
Area (hectares) 35.6 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 125
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amotha compares

By the 2011 count Amotha is the 24th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 35.6 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Amotha

Amotha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amotha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amotha from other places

Amotha lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Amotha
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 9.2 km
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Amotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amotha village had a population of 240. That makes it the 24th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Amotha village has 125 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amotha has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Amotha is 246131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amotha covers 35.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amotha falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Amotha is Kotdwara, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Amotha.

Amotha is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amotha is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 9.2 km away. Pauri is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majoli (under 2 km), Kesarpur (under 2 km) and Thaplu (2.1 km).

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

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