# Amawan Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Amawan

Amawan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,895 people in 293 households**, the 126th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,895people (2011)
- 293households
- 75.7%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amawan

Of every 100 households in Amawan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**85%

Tap water ****5%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**84%

Television ****13%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Amawan?

■ Amawan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**924

Working population ****16.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 65.4% for women. 28% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 43 (14%) · **■** Marginal 239 (77%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Kora1,913 people
- Sarai Chauhan1,911 people
- Juraupur1,906 people
- Nibhapur1,896 people
- Dan1,890 people
- Nizamuddinpur1,889 people
- Chandauli1,880 people
- Pura Dayal1,877 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amawan?1,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amawan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amawan?75.7% (Census 2011)