# Amrai Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Amrai

Amrai is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,033 people in 337 households**, the 31st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,033people (2011)
- 337households
- 76.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Amrai PIN code and other codes

Amrai falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDoghra
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247123

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

## How far is Amrai from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)20 km by road
- Behea (nearest town)8 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 Amrai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Amrai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Amrai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Amrai

Of every 100 households in Amrai in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amrai · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****78%**

**60%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Amrai?

■ Amrai · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**923

Working population ****29.8%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 42% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 475 (79%)

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 Behea

- Itwa2,207 people
- Sharaur2,175 people
- Ghagha2,126 people
- Nawada2,058 people
- Bara1,938 people
- Banahin1,841 people
- Kaneli1,815 people
- Andar1,790 people

[All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amrai from Arrah?20 km by road
- What is the population of Amrai?2,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amrai in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amrai?76.9% (Census 2011)