# Amoch Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bahoriband, Katni 

# Amoch

Amoch is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,579 people in 362 households**, the 40th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,579people (2011)
- 362households
- 72.1%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Amoch PIN code and other codes

Amoch falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBahoriband
- Census village code488734

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

## How far is Amoch from nearby towns?

- Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)13 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 Amoch?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bargi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Amoch known for?

About 27% of the 706 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Amoch

Of every 100 households in Amoch in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amoch · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****95%**

**50%

Television ****30%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Amoch?

■ Amoch · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****651**

**948

Working population ****55.5%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 60.2% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (17%) · **■** Household industry 58 (7%) · **■** Other work 75 (9%) · **■** Marginal 478 (55%)

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 Bahoriband

- Khamtara1,675 people
- Sindursi1,671 people
- Masandha1,634 people
- Pipariya1,618 people
- Gauraha1,570 people
- Kunda1,508 people
- Lingri1,507 people
- Pati1,452 people

[All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amoch from Katni?40 km by road
- What is the population of Amoch?1,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amoch in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amoch?72.1% (Census 2011)