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About Amtar Village

Amtar is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 59 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amtar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 64.9 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 59
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amtar compares

By the 2011 count Amtar is the 123rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 64.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Amtar

Amtar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amtar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amtar from other places

Amtar lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 83 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 Amtar
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 6.0 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 83 km

Villages closest to Amtar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amtar village had a population of 127. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Amtar village has 59 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amtar has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Amtar is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amtar covers 64.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amtar falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Amtar is Tanakpur, about 83 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amtar.

Amtar is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amtar is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 6.0 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhalori (under 2 km), Hatwal (under 2 km) and Hajeti (under 2 km).

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

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