# Datwati Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Datwati

Datwati is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,475 people in 270 households**, the 44th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,475people (2011)
- 270households
- 63.1%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Datwati PIN code and other codes

Datwati falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhikhanpur
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240636

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

## How far is Datwati from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)21 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)1 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 Datwati?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Datwati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patsauri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Datwati known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 21% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Datwati

Of every 100 households in Datwati in 2011, 8 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Datwati · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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 Datwati?

■ Datwati · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**945

Working population ****34.4%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 55.9% for women. 44% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (27%) · **■** Marginal 235 (46%)

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 Amarpur

- Lachhmipur1,633 people
- Rampur1,618 people
- Naraenpur1,577 people
- Khaira1,524 people
- Mahgawan1,453 people
- Bhadaria Khurd1,430 people
- Bhadaria Buzurg1,413 people
- Mahta1,394 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Datwati from Banka?21 km by road
- What is the population of Datwati?1,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Datwati in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Datwati?63.1% (Census 2011)