# Amba Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Amba

Amba is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 85 households**, the 108th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 448people (2011)
- 85households
- 59.9%literacy
- 771females per 1,000 males

## Amba PIN code and other codes

Amba falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatOriap
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239263

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

## How far is Amba from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)10 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 Amba?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kahalgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Amba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 27% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Amba

Of every 100 households in Amba in 2011, 28 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Amba · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****98%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**84%

Use banking services ****73%**

**42%

Television ****35%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Amba?

■ Amba · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****771**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**947

Working population ****46.7%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 45.4% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (61%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 78 (37%)

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 Colgong

- Sultanabad494 people
- Rohar468 people
- Bhalua Sujan454 people
- Masudanpur449 people
- Khajuria446 people
- Habipur438 people
- Lattipur432 people
- Keshopur423 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amba from Bhagalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Amba?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amba in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amba?59.9% (Census 2011)