# Amara Village, Majalta, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Majalta, Udhampur 

# Amara

Amara is a village in Majalta sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,745 people in 357 households**, the 9th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,745people (2011)
- 357households
- 71.1%literacy
- 182117PIN code

## Amara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amara is 182117.** Amara falls in Majalta sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182117
- Gram panchayatKhoon
- Community development blockMajalata
- Census village code005153

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

## How far is Amara from nearby towns?

- Majalta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Udhampur (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 Amara?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Amara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Amara known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include carpet. About 61% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Amara

Of every 100 households in Amara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amara · ■ Majalta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****66%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****81%**

**76%

Television ****43%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Amara?

■ Amara · ■ Majalta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**852

Working population ****34.3%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 63.1% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 338 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 125 (21%) · **■** Marginal 102 (17%)

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 Majalta

- Puthwar2,269 people
- Bobay1,788 people
- Mujaltha1,775 people
- Sundla1,765 people
- Buttal1,730 people
- Naki1,499 people
- Palnun1,424 people
- Pernarra1,398 people

[All 42 villages in Majalta](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/majalta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amara?182117
- How far is Amara from Udhampur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Amara?1,745 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amara in?Udhampur district (Majalta sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Amara?71.1% (Census 2011)