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About Amaura Village

Amaura is a large village in Zamania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,083, made up of 2,156 males and 1,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.35 hectares hectares.

Amaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Zamania
Area (hectares) 595.35 hectares
Population 4,083
Male Population 2,156
Female Population 1,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amaura compares

By the 2011 count Amaura is the 47th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents. Its 595.35 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Amaura

Amaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amaura from other places

Amaura lies about 26 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhadaura, about 4.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Amaura
Nearest railway station Bhadaura 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Zamania 20 km
Nearest town Zamānia 20 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 26 km

Villages closest to Amaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zamania tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Amaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Amaura village had a population of 4,083. That makes it the 47th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents.

Amaura village has 2,156 males and 1,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amaura has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Amaura covers 595.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amaura falls under Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amaura is Bhadaura, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amaura.

Amaura is about 26 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amaura is in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Bhadaura is about 4.9 km away. Zamania is about 20 km away. Zamānia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suraha (1.7 km), Dewal (2.4 km) and Dhanari (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Amaura today is likely to be higher.

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