# Amahva Village, Nautanwa, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nautanwa, Mahrajganj 

# Amahva

Amahva is a village in Nautanwa sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,609 people in 371 households**, the 57th largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 2,609people (2011)
- 371households
- 56.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amahva

Of every 100 households in Amahva in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amahva · ■ Nautanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****85%**

**79%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amahva?

■ Amahva · ■ Nautanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**939

Working population ****33.2%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 40.9% for women. 41% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 549 (63%)

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 Nautanwa

- Asuraina2,630 people
- Narayanpur2,619 people
- Barahara2,614 people
- Kunserwa2,613 people
- Parauli2,606 people
- Manikapur2,600 people
- Terhi2,593 people
- Jagannath Pur2,588 people

[All 266 villages in Nautanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/nautanwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amahva?2,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amahva in?Mahrajganj district (Nautanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amahva?56.1% (Census 2011)