# Amhara Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Amhara

Amhara is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,723 people in 1,307 households**, the 27th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 5,723people (2011)
- 1,307households
- 62.6%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Amhara PIN code and other codes

Amhara falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmhara
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221583

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Amhara from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)35 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Amhara?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Amhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Amhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 81% of the 576 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Amhara

Of every 100 households in Amhara in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amhara · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****27%**

**20%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Amhara?

■ Amhara · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**955

Working population ****32.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 51.5% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 821 (44%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 193 (10%) · **■** Marginal 586 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Bhatiahi5,976 people
- Jhirwa Pachhiari5,937 people
- Ghoraghat5,930 people
- Majhua5,787 people
- Bhadesar5,677 people
- Tharia Bakia5,674 people
- Amauna5,502 people
- Musahari5,399 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amhara from Araria?35 km by road
- What is the population of Amhara?5,723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amhara in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amhara?62.6% (Census 2011)