Village · Magarlod, Dhamtari # Amachani Amachani is a village in Magarlod sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493663. The 2011 Census counted 860 people in 158 households, the 54th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 860 people (2011) - 158 households - 79.1% literacy - 493663 PIN code ## Amachani PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Amachani is 493663. Amachani falls in Magarlod sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493663 - Gram panchayat Sukla Bhata - Community development block Magarlod - Census village code 446963 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Amachani from nearby towns? - Magarlod (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Dhamtari (district HQ) 50 km by road - Magarlod (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Amachani? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Amachani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhothidih - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kurud - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kurud - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amachani known for? About 57% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Amachani Of every 100 households in Amachani in 2011, 96 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Amachani · ■ Magarlod rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 92% - Toilet within the home 16% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 78% - Tap water 0% 26% - Drinking water within premises 6% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 99% - Use banking services 47% 55% - Television 50% 37% - Mobile phone 47% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 28% 15% - Car / jeep / van 6% 1% - None of these assets 11% 20% - Own their home 97% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Amachani? ■ Amachani · ■ Magarlod rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.1% 75.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1019 1007 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 907 984 - Working population 48.0% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 70.6% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 194 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 90 (22%) · ■ Other work 61 (15%) · ■ Marginal 68 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Magarlod - Louder 969 people - Amlidih 967 people - Dhaurabhata 956 people - Khatti 899 people - Jamli 813 people - Luge 802 people - Jhajharkera 801 people - Kekra Kholi 777 people All 114 villages in Magarlod ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amachani? 493663 - How far is Amachani from Dhamtari? 50 km by road - What is the population of Amachani? 860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amachani in? Dhamtari district (Magarlod sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Amachani? 79.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/magarlod/amachani/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.