# Amara Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sakaldiha, Chandauli 

# Amara

Amara is a village in Sakaldiha sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,777 people in 261 households**, the 144th largest of 456 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,777people (2011)
- 261households
- 66.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amara

Of every 100 households in Amara in 2011, 18 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amara · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****31%**

**77%

Television ****5%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**911

Working population ****34.8%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 51.9% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 96 (16%) · **■** Marginal 459 (74%)

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 Sakaldiha

- Jamurkha1,824 people
- Nailipati Pashchim1,823 people
- Autauli1,819 people
- Etawan1,786 people
- Navrangabad1,776 people
- Orawan1,774 people
- Mahuwari Khas1,773 people
- Kisunpura1,755 people

[All 493 villages in Sakaldiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/sakaldiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amara?1,777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amara in?Chandauli district (Sakaldiha sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amara?66.0% (Census 2011)