# Amdanda Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Amdanda

Amdanda is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,613 people in 657 households**, the 12th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 3,613people (2011)
- 657households
- 47.3%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Amdanda PIN code and other codes

Amdanda falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmdanda
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240323

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

## How far is Amdanda from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)20 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 Amdanda?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Amdanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Amdanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Amdanda

Of every 100 households in Amdanda in 2011, 36 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amdanda · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**84%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**85%

Use banking services ****20%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Amdanda?

■ Amdanda · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**944

Working population ****40.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 34.8% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 475 (33%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 183 (13%) · **■** Marginal 679 (47%)

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 Sonhaula

- Kamalpur3,977 people
- Maheshkhor3,886 people
- Dhoawa3,787 people
- Sohael3,689 people
- Bhuria3,570 people
- Madhepur3,532 people
- Bhawanipur3,314 people
- Madarganj2,452 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amdanda from Bhagalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Amdanda?3,613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amdanda in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amdanda?47.3% (Census 2011)