Village · Majalta, Udhampur
# Amwara

Amwara is a village in Majalta sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 182117. The 2011 Census counted 706 people in 134 households, the 31st largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.
- 706 people (2011)
- 134 households
- 56.2% literacy
- 182117 PIN code

## Amwara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Amwara is 182117. Amwara falls in Majalta sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 182117
- Gram panchayat Sundla
- Community development block Majalata
- Census village code 005126

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Amwara from nearby towns?
- Majalta (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Udhampur (nearest town) 70 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Amwara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Amwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Majalta
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Amwara known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and mustard. About 6% of the 1,147 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Amwara

Of every 100 households in Amwara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amwara · ■ Majalta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 83%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92%
- Tap water 80% 40%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89%
- Use banking services 65% 76%
- Television 24% 38%
- Mobile phone 83% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 3% 23%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Amwara?

■ Amwara · ■ Majalta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.2% 69.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 848 900
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 852
- Working population 58.8% 43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 45.3% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 407 (98%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Majalta
- Beraltha 863 people
- Chiani 854 people
- Mottu 827 people
- Kail 772 people
- Jagwal 673 people
- Hardulivian 512 people
- Thial 505 people
- Puany 491 people

All 42 villages in Majalta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Amwara? 182117
- How far is Amwara from Udhampur? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Amwara? 706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amwara in? Udhampur district (Majalta sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Amwara? 56.2% (Census 2011)

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