Amsin is a town and

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(officially Ayodhya district) in the

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n state of

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, India. Amsin is 43 km away from district headquarters

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city.

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 Faizabad (Hindustani pronunciation: ɛːzaːbaːd is a city situated near the southern banks of Saryu river in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The area of this Faizabad region is administered by Ayodhya Municipal Co ...

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

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Pali (Tandauli).

Geography

Amsin is located at . It has an average elevation of 315 ft.

Transport

Road

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

Train

Goshainganj Railway Station Goshainganj railway station is a railway station between Lucknow and Varanasi railway route in Goshainganj, Faizabad district (now Ayodhya district), Uttar Pradesh, India. Services There are about 31 trains which pass via Goshainganj out of w ...

is the nearest railway station which is 5 km away.

Air

Maryada Purushottam Shriram International Airport (Ayodhya) is the nearest airport from Amsin, Ayodhya.

Nearby Places

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

Demographics

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, 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%.

References

{{Faizabad district Cities and towns in Faizabad district