About Amara Village

Amara is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,195, made up of 526 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,272 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Kerakat
Pincode	222170
Area (hectares)	148.38 hectares
Population	1,195
Male Population	526
Female Population	669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,272
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 Amara compares

By the 2011 count Amara is the 190th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 148.38 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Amara

Amara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amara 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 Amara from other places

Amara lies about 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 12 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 Amara
Nearest town	Machhlīshahr	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Janghai Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kerakat	32 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	32 km

Villages closest to Amara

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.

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Common questions about Amara

As per the Census of India 2011, Amara village had a population of 1,195. That makes it the 190th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Amara village has 526 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amara has about 1272 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Amara is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amara covers 148.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Amara is Janghai Junction, about 12 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 Amara.

Amara is about 32 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amara is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlīshahr is about 6.4 km away. Janghai Junction is about 12 km away. Kerakat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.