# Orai Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/orai/ Village · Amarpur, Banka # Orai Orai is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **821 people in 160 households**, the 71st largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 821people (2011) - 160households - 67.8%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Orai PIN code and other codes Orai falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPawai - Community development blockAmarpur - Census village code240609 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Orai from nearby towns? - Amarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Banka (district HQ)29 km by road - Amarpur (nearest town)12 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 Orai? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Orai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumrama - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 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 Orai known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include hand tools, terracota pot and wooden items. About 90% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Orai Of every 100 households in Orai in 2011, 1 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Orai · ■ Amarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **21% Toilet within the home ****23%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%** **92% Use banking services ****61%** **39% Television ****30%** **10% Mobile phone ****74%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **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 Orai? ■ Orai · ■ Amarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **945 Working population ****29.6%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (10%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 201 (83%) 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 - Hemrajpur959 people - Barmasia909 people - Dauna885 people - Moghlani Chak821 people - Biddu Bishunpur817 people - Gopalpur803 people - Patki801 people - Bhimsen784 people [All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Orai from Banka?29 km by road - What is the population of Orai?821 (Census 2011) - Which district is Orai in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Orai?67.8% (Census 2011)