# Amarpur Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajpur, Buxar 

# Amarpur

Amarpur is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,663 people in 356 households**, the 18th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,663people (2011)
- 356households
- 65.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Amarpur PIN code and other codes

Amarpur falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhansoi
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code248565

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

## How far is Amarpur from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)25 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 Amarpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Amarpur; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharhana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Amarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**47%

Television ****32%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**23%

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 Amarpur?

■ Amarpur · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**953

Working population ****33.0%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 52.4% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (8%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 587 (67%)

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 Rajpur

- Parsia3,025 people
- Nagpur3,020 people
- Harpur2,799 people
- Sisrarh2,721 people
- Kharhana2,658 people
- Sagrawan2,642 people
- Rasen Kalan2,509 people
- Samahuta2,439 people

[All 236 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amarpur from Buxar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Amarpur?2,663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?65.6% (Census 2011)