# Amawan Kalan Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Amawan Kalan

Amawan Kalan is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,184 people in 325 households**, the 97th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,184people (2011)
- 325households
- 73.9%literacy
- 1,066females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amawan Kalan

Of every 100 households in Amawan Kalan in 2011, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amawan Kalan · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**20%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Tap water ****28%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**80%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

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

**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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Amawan Kalan?

■ Amawan Kalan · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**920

Working population ****48.1%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (34%) · **■** Household industry 106 (10%) · **■** Other work 190 (18%) · **■** Marginal 294 (28%)

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 Shahganj

- Emampur2,253 people
- Jarron2,241 people
- Latifpur2,220 people
- Banhara2,205 people
- Parasin2,159 people
- Rafipur2,156 people
- Marawa Mohiuddinpur2,150 people
- Pura Ashalat Khan2,106 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amawan Kalan?2,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amawan Kalan in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amawan Kalan?73.9% (Census 2011)