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Ama

अमा
Shahnagar mandal
Pincode 488448
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Ama observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAM KISUN SAHU
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LGD code
459397
Pincode
488448
Post office
Sahanagar (Panna)
Population
2,067
Households
493
Literacy rate
55%
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000♂
Workers
796
Distance to district centre
53 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Bhopal
309 km
Distance to Delhi
598 km
Nearest railway station
Jukehi · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Shahnagar · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ama compares

By population, Ama ranks #13 of 121 villages in Shahnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.0%
+3.9% vs mandal average
Ama
55.0%
Shahnagar mandal
51.1%
Panna district
54.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
−38 vs mandal average
Ama
889
Shahnagar mandal
927
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ama
4.2
Shahnagar mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ama at a glance

Ama is a village of 2,067 people in 493 households (Census 2011) in Shahnagar tehsil, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 13th-largest of 121 villages in Shahnagar tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Panna district centre, 11 km from Jukehi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 488448, served by Sahanagar (Panna) post office; the LGD village code is 459397. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Shahnagar, 4 km away. The sarpanch is RAM KISUN SAHU, and the village votes in Pawai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prahlad Lodhi. The population is estimated at 2,437 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ama

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ama · this village2,06755%
Nunagar · Shahnagar1,26552%2.6 km NE
Pipariya · Gorakhpur81270%2.7 km SW
Rohaniya · Shahnagar1,64659%2.8 km N
Khamtara · Shahnagar2,08654%2.9 km NW
Gidhauda · Shahnagar98257%3 km N
Mahuwa Kheda · Shahnagar47154%2.9 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ama

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATNI
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
105
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
957.47
Irrigated area (ha)
60.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Ama

LGD code
459397
Pincode
488448
Post office
Sahanagar (Panna)
Population (Census 2011)
2,067
Population (projected 2026)
2,437
Households
493
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
889
Literacy rate
55.0%
Coordinates
24.01666°N, 80.33288°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pawai
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prahlad Lodhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAM KISUN SAHU
Block / Mandal
Shahnagar
Getting there

How to reach Ama

Mandal centre
Shahnagar · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Panna · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 50 min by car · 2 h 10 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal309 kmcapital
  • Delhi598 km
  • Hyderabad762 km
  • Kolkata836 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJukehi11 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Shahnagar4 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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