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About Amuwar Village

Amuwar is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 471 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amuwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amuwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222148
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 471
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amuwar compares

By the 2011 count Amuwar is the 224th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Amuwar

Amuwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amuwar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Amuwar from other places

Amuwar lies about 34 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 4.7 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 Amuwar
Nearest railway station Dobhi 4.7 km
Nearest town Lalganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 34 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 34 km

Villages closest to Amuwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 Amuwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Amuwar village had a population of 975. That makes it the 224th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Amuwar village has 471 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amuwar has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Amuwar is 222148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amuwar covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amuwar falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amuwar is Dobhi, about 4.7 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amuwar.

Amuwar is about 34 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amuwar is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Dobhi is about 4.7 km away. Lalganj is about 17 km away. Kerakat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ailia (under 2 km), Bishunpurwa (2.0 km) and Sidhauni (2.1 km).

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

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