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About Amadau Village

Amadau is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 82 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amadau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amadau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263136
Area (hectares) 210.06 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 82
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Amadau compares

By the 2011 count Amadau is the 123rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 210.06 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Amadau

Amadau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amadau 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 Amadau from other places

Amadau lies about 106 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Amadau
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 15 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km
District headquarters Nainital 106 km

Villages closest to Amadau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amadau village had a population of 168. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Amadau village has 82 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amadau has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Amadau is 263136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amadau covers 210.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amadau falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Amadau is Kotdwara, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amadau.

Amadau is about 106 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amadau is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 15 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Kotdwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarda Range (4.0 km), Deeni Mallee (5.5 km) and Gargari Malli (5.5 km).

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

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