Amsin | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 26.5733°N 82.4357°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ayodhya |
Established Title: | Amsin |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2.25 |
Elevation M: | 100 |
Population Total: | 10000 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
Demographics1 Info2: | Awadhi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 224141 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 05278 |
Registration Plate: | UP-42 |
Amsin is a town and Gram Panchayat in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Amsin is 43 km away from district headquarters Ayodhya city.
Amsin was a former revenue unit and administrative unit of the Muslim kingdoms and British Raj. Amsin consisted of several mouzas, which were the smallest revenue units. Parganas are equivalent to present day districts system. A very large area up to Ayodhya was under the administration of Amsin Pargana. In late 16th century this pargana was conquered by Pugnacious Baruwars they occupied 159 villages of this pargana and established a separate Taluka Pali (Tandauli). [1]
Amsin is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 315 ft.
Amsin is situated on the way to Akbarpur road and is well connected to other cities, towns and markets.
Goshainganj railway station is the nearest railway station which is 5 km away.
Ayodhya International Airport (Ayodhya) is the nearest airport from Amsin, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh.[3]
There are two big lakes near Amsin namely Darwan lake and Bhadauna lake the former one is a greater lake.
India census,[4] Amsin nagar panchayat had a population near about 10000. Males constitute about ~58% of the population and females about ~42%. Amsin has an average literacy rate of ~54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 52%.