Amilo is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in
Azamgarh district
Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Etymology
The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, a son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit ...
in the state of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
, India.
Demographics
India
census
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, Amilo had a population of 21,887. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Amilo has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 22% of the population is under six years of age.
Notable persons
It is also home to activist
Lal Bihari
Lal Bihari Mritak (or Lal Bihari Mritak, ; born 1955) is an Indian farmer and activist from Amilo, in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, who was officially declared dead between 1975 and 1994. He fought with Indian bureaucracy for 19 years to ...
, who fought with
Indian bureaucracy
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from 1975 to 1994 to prove that he is alive. He added ''Mritak'' (deceased) to his name, and founded ''Mritak Sangh'', the
Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People
The Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People ( hi, उत्तर प्रदेश मृतक संघ, ''Uttar Pradesh Mritak Sangh'') is an Indian pressure group based in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh that seeks to reclaim the legal rights of ...
, to highlight other cases like his, for which he won a
2003 Ig Nobel Prize.
References
Cities and towns in Azamgarh district
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