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About Amawan Village

Amawan is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,895, made up of 970 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.81 hectares hectares.

Amawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 177.81 hectares
Population 1,895
Male Population 970
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amawan compares

By the 2011 count Amawan is the 121st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 177.81 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Amawan

Amawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Alampur, Alapur Godhana, Alapur Krishnarpan and Amaien. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Amawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Amawan village had a population of 1,895. That makes it the 121st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Amawan village has 970 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amawan has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Amawan covers 177.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amawan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Amawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amawan.

Amawan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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