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Amdoshi  is a  village in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Amdoshi Village, with population of 1387 is Roha sub district's the 14th most populous village, located in Roha sub district of Raigarh district in the state Maharashtra in India. Total geographical area of Amdoshi village is 4 km2 and it is the 70th biggest village by area in the sub district. Population density of the village is 395 persons per km2.

Nearest town of the village is Roha Ashtami and distance from Amdoshi village to Roha Ashtami is 18 km. Roha Ashtami is the sub district head quarter and the distance from the village is 18 km. District head quarter of the village is Alibag which is 50 km away. 2.22 square kilometer (63%) of the total village's area is covered by forest. Amdoshi is a medium size village located in Roha Taluka of Raigarh district, Maharashtra with total 311 families residing. The Amdoshi village has population of 1387 of which 705 are males while 682 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Amdoshi village population of children with age 0-6 is 152 which makes up 10.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Amdoshi village is 967 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Amdoshi as per census is 1375, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Amdoshi village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Amdoshi village was 86.23 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Amdoshi Male literacy stands at 93.92 % while female literacy rate was 77.95 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Amdoshi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Climate
Amdoshi often experiences a tropical type climate.

Summer
Temperatures vary from 30-38c in the summer season which is from March- May. Pre monsoon showers begin in the first week of June.

Monsoon
Heavy to extremely heavy rains cannot be ruled out in the months of July and August. Thunderstorms with gusts occur in September and October. The annual average rainfall is 3500mm.

Winter
Winters are usually not chilly, but mild and pleasant with minimum temperatures in the range of 12-15 degree Celsius.

Demographics
The village is home to 1387 people, among them 705 (51%) are male and 682 (49%) are female. 81% of the whole population are from general caste, 1% are from schedule caste and 19% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Amdoshi village is 11%, among them 42% are boys and 58% are girls. There are 311 households in the village and an average 4 persons live in every family.

Sex ratio
As of 2011 census there are 967 females per 1000 male in the village. Sex ratio in general caste is 933, in schedule caste is 667 and in schedule tribe is 1150. There are 1375 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the village.

Literacy
Total 1065 people in the village are literate, among them 602 are male and 463 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Amdoshi is 86%. 94% of male and 78% of female population are literate here.

Caste Factor
Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 18.60 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.72 % of total population in Amdoshi village.

Work Profile
In Amdoshi village out of total population, 481 were engaged in work activities. 72.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 481 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.