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About Amara Village

Amara is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,654, made up of 1,303 males and 1,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222143, 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 Machhlishahr
Pincode 222143
Area (hectares) 316.28 hectares
Population 2,654
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amara compares

By the 2011 count Amara is the 56th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 316.28 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Amara

Amara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 6.4 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 12 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 Machhlishahr 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 Amara

As per the Census of India 2011, Amara village had a population of 2,654. That makes it the 56th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Amara village has 1,303 males and 1,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amara has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Amara is 222143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amara covers 316.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amara falls under Machhlishahr 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 6.4 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 6.4 km away. Janghai Junction is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semraho (under 2 km), Karaudi (1.6 km) and Meerpur Ta Karaudi (1.6 km).

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

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