# Ama Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Ama

Ama is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,186 people in 214 households**, the 38th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,186people (2011)
- 214households
- 62.1%literacy
- 1,107females per 1,000 males

## Ama PIN code and other codes

Ama falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457697

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ama from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Harpalpur (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ama?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harpalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harpalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ama known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. About 83% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ama

Of every 100 households in Ama in 2011, 26 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ama · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**53%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ama?

■ Ama · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1329**

**890

Working population ****40.2%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 52.3% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 65 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nowgong

- Ragoli1,237 people
- Khurda1,222 people
- Mabaiya1,205 people
- Gudho1,194 people
- Madarka1,132 people
- Sunati1,053 people
- Sardarpur1,023 people
- Chaukheda1,018 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ama from Chhatarpur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Ama?1,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ama in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ama?62.1% (Census 2011)