# Amta Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Amta

Amta is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **492 people in 97 households**, the 148th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 492people (2011)
- 97households
- 81.2%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Amta PIN code and other codes

Amta falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494304

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

## How far is Amta from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (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 Amta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Amta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhilmili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Amta known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, tuar and makka**. About 63% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Amta

Of every 100 households in Amta in 2011, 81 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amta · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**88%

Tap water ****53%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**13%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****74%**

**36%

Television ****37%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Amta?

■ Amta · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**941

Working population ****61.2%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 73.3% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 88 (29%)

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 Chaurai

- Dhimarmeta516 people
- Kokiwada506 people
- Umariya Somji503 people
- Haran Bhata495 people
- Hardua Mal.487 people
- Kirangipar472 people
- Khamariya Khurd446 people
- Ragda444 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amta from Chhindwara?25 km by road
- What is the population of Amta?492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amta in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amta?81.2% (Census 2011)