# Amehta Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Amehta

Amehta is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,655 people in 643 households**, the 13th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,655people (2011)
- 643households
- 62.8%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Amehta PIN code and other codes

Amehta falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488498

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

## How far is Amehta from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kymore (nearest town)10 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 Amehta?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Amehta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Kaimor
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kymore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Amehta known for?

About 25% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Amehta

Of every 100 households in Amehta in 2011, 38 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amehta · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****8%**

**7%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**39%

Own their home ****91%**

**98%

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 Amehta?

■ Amehta · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**942

Working population ****37.4%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 50.4% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 672 (68%) · **■** Marginal 251 (25%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Deora Kalan3,577 people
- Gudgadauha3,219 people
- Banjari2,750 people
- Durjanpur2,703 people
- Dokariya2,648 people
- Salaiya Kohari2,574 people
- Paraswara2,556 people
- Gudeha2,551 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amehta from Katni?40 km by road
- What is the population of Amehta?2,655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amehta in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amehta?62.8% (Census 2011)
