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About Amaur Village

Amaur is a large village in Ghatampur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,069, made up of 2,165 males and 1,904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Ghatampur
Pincode 209401
Area (hectares) 558.34 hectares
Population 4,069
Male Population 2,165
Female Population 1,904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amaur compares

By the 2011 count Amaur is the 26th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 558.34 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Amaur

Amaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amaur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Amaur from other places

Amaur lies about 10 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bhimsen Junction, about 4.1 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 Amaur
Nearest railway station Bhimsen Junction 4.1 km
Nearest town Kanpur 10 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatampur 32 km

Villages closest to Amaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amaur village had a population of 4,069. That makes it the 26th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Amaur village has 2,165 males and 1,904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amaur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Amaur is 209401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amaur covers 558.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amaur falls under Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amaur is Bhimsen Junction, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Amaur.

Amaur is about 10 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amaur is in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Bhimsen Junction is about 4.1 km away. Kanpur is about 10 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur (under 2 km), Patara (under 2 km) and Patarsa (under 2 km).

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

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