Aamaguhan, Chhattisgarh
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Aamaguhan is a settlement situated in Bade Rajpur Tehsil of
Bastar District Bastar is a district in the state of Chhattisgarh in Central India. Jagdalpur is the district headquarters. Bastar is bounded on the northwest by Narayanpur District, on the north by Kondagaon district, on the east by Nabarangpur and Koraput Di ...
of the Indian state of
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
. It is a medium-sized village that falls under the Gram Panchayat of Baijanpuri and Baderajpur (Janpad Panchayat) with Kondagaon (
Zilla Panchayat The Zila Panchayat or District Development Council or Mandal Parishad or District Panchayat is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system and functions at the district levels in all states. A Zila Parishad is an elected body. Block Pramukh of ...
).


Government

Aamaguhan falls under the Lok Sabha Constituency of Bastar, which is reserved for
Scheduled Tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
(ST) candidates. Sarpanch (Head of Village Council) administers the village as an elective representative according to Constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act.


Demographics

Aamaguhan has a total of 140 resident families, according to 2011 census. The population was about 658 including 329 males and about 329 females. Children under 6 number 128 or 19% of the population. Male literacy rate is 67% and the female literacy rate was 42% totaling 54%, lower than the state's average literacy rate of 70%. Average Sex Ratio of the village is 1000, higher that the state, whereas the Child Sex Ratio for the Aamaguhan is 969, equivalent to the state average.


Facilities

There is one primary and one high school in the village with no hospital but a dispensary is present.


Transport

The nearest railway station is Jagdalpur JDB. The nearest airport is
Swami Vivekananda Airport Swami Vivekananda International Airport (referred as VARP until February 2018), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a major airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Chhattis ...
, Raipur.


References

Villages in Bastar district {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub