# Amthua Village, Dumraon, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/amthua/ Village · Dumraon, Buxar # Amthua Amthua is a village in Dumraon sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,204 people in 344 households**, the 22nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,204people (2011) - 344households - 65.5%literacy - 1,089females per 1,000 males ## Amthua PIN code and other codes Amthua falls in Dumraon sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatLakhan Dehra - Community development blockDumraon - Census village code248151 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amthua from nearby towns? - Dumraon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)29 km by road - Dumraon (nearest town)6 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 Amthua? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Amthua; 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 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katkinar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hakimpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Amthua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Amthua Of every 100 households in Amthua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amthua · ■ Dumraon rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **21% Toilet within the home ****18%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **77% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****70%** **57% Television ****6%** **16% Mobile phone ****70%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **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 Amthua? ■ Amthua · ■ Dumraon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **949 Working population ****44.6%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 51.3% for women. 46% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 489 (50%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (2%) · **■** Marginal 345 (35%) 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 Dumraon - Nenuan3,099 people - Ekauni2,640 people - Partap Sagar2,243 people - Nazirganj2,211 people - Kanjharua2,099 people - Kusalpur2,055 people - Rajdiha1,977 people - Karuaj1,904 people [All 93 villages in Dumraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amthua from Buxar?29 km by road - What is the population of Amthua?2,204 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amthua in?Buxar district (Dumraon sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amthua?65.5% (Census 2011)