# Amaur Village, Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Ghatampur, Kanpur Nagar 

# Amaur

Amaur is a village in Ghatampur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,069 people in 750 households**, the 26th largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 4,069people (2011)
- 750households
- 80.4%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amaur

Of every 100 households in Amaur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amaur · ■ Ghatampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****95%**

**80%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

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 Amaur?

■ Amaur · ■ Ghatampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**887

Working population ****39.6%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 72.9% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 365 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (11%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 326 (20%) · **■** Marginal 699 (43%)

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 Ghatampur

- Kutra4,318 people
- Raha4,259 people
- Sajeti4,249 people
- Rewna4,141 people
- Gopalpur Narwal3,991 people
- Behta Bujurg3,681 people
- Benda3,651 people
- Ramsari3,578 people

[All 319 villages in Ghatampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/ghatampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amaur?4,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amaur in?Kanpur Nagar district (Ghatampur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amaur?80.4% (Census 2011)