Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur
# Amara

Amara is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,654 people in 374 households, the 59th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.
- 2,654 people (2011)
- 374 households
- 65.5% literacy
- 1,037 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amara

Of every 100 households in Amara in 2011, 22 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amara · ■ Machhlishahr rural average
- Electricity for lighting 22% 20%
- Toilet within the home 9% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 85%
- Tap water 0% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 96% 84%
- Television 37% 28%
- Mobile phone 95% 75%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 1% 6%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Amara?

■ Amara · ■ Machhlishahr rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.5% 70.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1037 1046
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 802 924
- Working population 46.5% 33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 50.6% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 543 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 108 (9%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 34 (3%) · ■ Marginal 543 (44%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Machhlishahr
- Madardih 2,737 people
- Vaserawa 2,716 people
- Bara Gaon 2,696 people
- Gariyawan 2,661 people
- Chitawan 2,640 people
- Burhansapur 2,622 people
- Ram Nagar 2,612 people
- Kamasin 2,597 people

All 513 villages in Machhlishahr

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- Amara · Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli · 2,495 people
- Amara · Village, Chakia, Chandauli · 2,189 people
- Amara · Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli · 1,777 people
- Amara · Village, Majalta, Udhampur · 1,745 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Amara? 2,654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amara in? Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amara? 65.5% (Census 2011)

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