Amawan

Amawan
Amāwān
Village
Map of Amawan CD block
Map of Amawan CD block
Amawan is located in Uttar Pradesh
Amawan
Amawan
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°18′45″N 81°20′56″E / 26.312476°N 81.348951°E / 26.312476; 81.348951[1]
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total5.838 km2 (2.254 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total5,245
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-36

Amawan is a village and corresponding community development block in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It historically was the seat of a taluqdari estate held by a Pathan family and eventually split into two shares.[3] As of 2011, its population is 5,245, in 973 households.[2] It has 5 primary schools and a community health centre,a veterinary hospital and 2 Bank 1 Baroda purvi Uttar Pradesh and UCO bank and a post office and a ancient Shiv temple name Shree Jharkhandeshwar.[2]

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Amawan" here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 185–201. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 97–8. Retrieved 4 August 2021.