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- LGD code
- 42447
- Pincode
- 246425
- Post office
- Chandrapuri
- Population
- 498
- Households
- 94
- Literacy rate
- 77.5%
- Sex ratio
- 785 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 173
- Distance to district centre
- 101 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 97 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 154 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 223 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ramnagar · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhatraunj Khan Governnment Hospital · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Amotha compares
By population, Amotha ranks #44 of 303 villages in Rudraprayag mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.5%
+7.6% vs mandal average
- Amotha
- 77.5%
- Rudraprayag mandal
- 69.9%
- Rudra Prayag district
- 70.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
785
−402 vs mandal average
- Amotha
- 785
- Rudraprayag mandal
- 1,187
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Amotha
- 5.3
- Rudraprayag mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Amotha at a glance
Amotha is a village of 498 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Rudraprayag tehsil, Rudra Prayag district, Uttarakhand, the 44th-largest of 303 villages in Rudraprayag tehsil. Literacy is 78%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 785 women per 1,000 men. It lies 101 km from the Rudra Prayag district centre, 32 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 18 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246425, served by Chandrapuri post office; the LGD village code is 42447. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhatraunj Khan Governnment Hospital, 15 km away. The village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 587 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amotha · this village | 498 | 78% | — |
| Amotha · Satpuli | 240 | 71% | 0 km N |
| Amotha · Nainital | 381 | 66% | 0 km N |
| Riyar Talla · Nainital | 85 | 54% | 1.2 km SW |
| Riyar Malla · Nainital | 255 | 67% | 1.6 km S |
| Dola · Pithoragarh | 1,768 | 78% | 3.3 km SE |
| Dola · Champawat | 151 | 64% | 3.3 km SE |
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Key facts — Amotha
- LGD code
- 42447
- Pincode
- 246425
- Post office
- Chandrapuri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 498
- Population (projected 2026)
- 587
- Households
- 94
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 785
- Literacy rate
- 77.5%
- Coordinates
- 29.46109°N, 79.29056°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rudraprayag
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bharat Singh Chaudhary
- Block / Mandal
- Rudraprayag
Getting there
How to reach Amotha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun154 kmcapital
- Delhi223 km
- Kolkata1186 km
- Mumbai1324 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRamnagar18 km
- Bus stopPatkot Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCBhatraunj Khan Governnment Hospital15 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India18 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum20 km
- CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)17 km
- Police stationMallital Police Station18 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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