About Amel Village

Amel is a mid sized village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 530 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amel village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Betalghat
Pincode	262134
Area (hectares)	290.83 hectares
Population	1,131
Male Population	530
Female Population	601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,134
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amel compares

By the 2011 count Amel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 290.83 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Amel

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

Amel lies about 22 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 27 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 Amel
Tehsil headquarters	Betalghat	2.4 km
District headquarters	Nainital	22 km
Nearest town	Naini Tāl	22 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	27 km

Villages closest to Amel

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

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Common questions about Amel

As per the Census of India 2011, Amel village had a population of 1,131. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Amel village has 530 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amel has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Amel is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amel covers 290.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amel falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Amel is Ramnagar, about 27 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 Amel.

Amel is about 22 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amel is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 2.4 km away. Nainital is about 22 km away. Naini Tāl is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.