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About Ampokhra Village

Ampokhra is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 166 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ampokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ampokhra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 244715
Area (hectares) 76.71 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 166
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ampokhra compares

By the 2011 count Ampokhra is the 77th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 678 residents. Its 76.71 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Ampokhra

The census records public bus service for Ampokhra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ampokhra from other places

Ampokhra lies about 39 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Pirumadara, about under 2 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 Ampokhra
Nearest railway station Pirumadara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 9.8 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 9.8 km
District headquarters Nainital 39 km

Villages closest to Ampokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ampokhra village had a population of 333. That makes it the 77th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 678 residents.

Ampokhra village has 166 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ampokhra has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Ampokhra is 244715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ampokhra covers 76.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ampokhra falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ampokhra is Pirumadara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ampokhra.

Ampokhra is about 39 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ampokhra is in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district. Pirumadara is about under 2 km away. Ramnagar is about 9.8 km away. Rāmnagar is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur Khulbe (under 2 km), Pirumadara (under 2 km) and Dulepuri (1.6 km).

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

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