Amilo, Azamgarh

Town in Uttar Pradesh, India

26°04′39″N 83°18′52″E / 26.07750°N 83.31444°E / 26.07750; 83.31444CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictAzamgarhFounded byAzam KhanPopulation

(2001)

• Total21,887Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationUP.50

Amilo is a census town in Azamgarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] 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, who fought with Indian bureaucracy 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, to highlight other cases like his, for which he won a 2003 Ig Nobel Prize.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "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.
^ Fathers, Michael (19 July 1999). "Plight of the Living Dead". Time. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Azamgarh Journal; Back to Life in India, Without Reincarnation". New York Times. 24 October 2000.