# Amha Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol 

# Amha

Amha is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 421 households**, the 26th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,586people (2011)
- 421households
- 61.5%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Amha PIN code and other codes

Amha falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501566

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

## How far is Amha from nearby towns?

- Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)50 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)50 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 Amha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amha; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rasmohani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaitpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Amha known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and urad**. About 54% of the 1,187 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Amha

Of every 100 households in Amha in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amha · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**26%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****99%**

**67%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amha?

■ Amha · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**972

Working population ****55.1%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 48.8% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 658 (75%)

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 Jaitpur

- Rupaula1,631 people
- Channaudi1,608 people
- Laphada1,603 people
- Sakara Abad1,596 people
- Kumhari1,585 people
- Harri1,576 people
- Khodri1,560 people
- Tikuri1,556 people

[All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amha from Shahdol?50 km by road
- What is the population of Amha?1,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amha in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amha?61.5% (Census 2011)