Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur
# Amaien

Amaien is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,545 people in 386 households, the 64th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.
- 2,545 people (2011)
- 386 households
- 63.0% literacy
- 1,140 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amaien

Of every 100 households in Amaien in 2011, 24 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amaien · ■ Machhlishahr rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 20%
- Toilet within the home 11% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 85%
- Tap water 7% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95%
- Use banking services 72% 84%
- Television 27% 28%
- Mobile phone 64% 75%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 18% 6%
- Own their home 96% 98%

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

## What is the population of Amaien?

■ Amaien · ■ Machhlishahr rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.0% 70.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1140 1046
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1032 924
- Working population 26.8% 33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 50.1% for women. 41% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 173 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 189 (28%) · ■ Other work 146 (21%) · ■ Marginal 174 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Machhlishahr
- Chitawan 2,640 people
- Burhansapur 2,622 people
- Ram Nagar 2,612 people
- Kamasin 2,597 people
- Balhamau 2,532 people
- Sarai Rustam 2,481 people
- Amodh 2,468 people
- Batanhit 2,464 people

All 513 villages in Machhlishahr

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Amaien? 2,545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amaien in? Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amaien? 63.0% (Census 2011)

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