Amsin

Amsin
Amsin
	Town
	Chowk Bazaar Amsin Shaikhana Masjid Amsin Imambara Amsin Kali Chaura Amsin
	Amsin Amsin
	Coordinates: 26.5733°N 82.4357°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad
Amsin	1543
Founded by	Amansen (Probably)
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj
• Body	Gram Panchayat
Area
• Total	2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	10,000
• Density	4,400/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
• Dialects	Awadhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	224141
Telephone code	05278
Vehicle registration	UP-42

Amsin also known as Amsin Bazar is a pargana and gram panchayat in Goshainganj constituency of Faizabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Amsin is one of the oldest market and largest gram panchayat in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh.

History

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 Faizabad 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. [1]

Geography

Amsin is located at 26.5733°N 82.4357°E / 26.5733; 82.4357.[2] It has an average elevation of 315 ft.

Transport

By road

Amsin is situated on the way to Akbarpur road and is well connected to other cities, towns and markets.

By train

Goshainganj Railway Station is the nearest railway station which is 5 km away.

Nearby Places

Darwan Lake

There are two big lakes near Amsin namely Darwan lake and Bhadauna lake the former one is a greater lake.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] 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%.

Religions in Amsin
Religion			Percent
Hindus			46%
Muslims			41%
Buddhists			12%
Others†			0.6%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (<0.2%), Jains (<0.2%).

References

Carnegy, Patrick. (1870). A historical sketch of Tahsil Fyzabad, Zillah Fyzabad, including parganas Haveli-Oudh and Pachhimrath. Printed at the Oudh government Press. OCLC 4681932.
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Amsin
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] Carnegy, Patrick. (1870). A historical sketch of Tahsil Fyzabad, Zillah Fyzabad, including parganas Haveli-Oudh and Pachhimrath. Printed at the Oudh government Press. OCLC 4681932.

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Amsin

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.