Village · Harrai, Chhindwara # Amari Amari is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 817 people in 163 households, the 45th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 817 people (2011) - 163 households - 50.5% literacy - 1,139 females per 1,000 males ## Amari PIN code and other codes Amari falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Harrai - Census village code 494186 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Amari from nearby towns? - Harrai (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 80 km by road - Harrai (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Amari? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Amari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Harrai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amari known for? The main crops are dhan, kudki and wheat. About 15% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Amari Of every 100 households in Amari in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amari · ■ Harrai rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 66% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97% - Tap water 4% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 60% 72% - Television 18% 5% - Mobile phone 44% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 14% 65% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Amari? ■ Amari · ■ Harrai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.5% 54.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1139 1008 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1079 954 - Working population 54.6% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.4% for men and 39.4% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 173 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 123 (28%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 142 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Harrai - Chopna 850 people - Khamtara 848 people - Dendu 842 people - Dorli 835 people - Saldhana 815 people - Damkhoh 812 people - Kohpani 805 people - Nachna 797 people All 218 villages in Harrai ## Quick answers - How far is Amari from Chhindwara? 80 km by road - What is the population of Amari? 817 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amari in? Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Amari? 50.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/amari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.