# Awam Village, Tardih, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Tardih, Darbhanga 

# Awam

Awam is a village in Tardih sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,027 people in 491 households**, the 24th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 2,027people (2011)
- 491households
- 55.7%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Awam PIN code and other codes

Awam falls in Tardih sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPokhar Bhinda
- Community development blockTardih
- Census village code227160

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

## How far is Awam from nearby towns?

- Tardih (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)5 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 Awam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Awam; 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 · 1 doctors
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhanjaharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjaharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Awam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Awam

Of every 100 households in Awam in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Awam · ■ Tardih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**77%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**49%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**44%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Awam?

■ Awam · ■ Tardih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**927

Working population ****26.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 43.6% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (12%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 81 (15%) · **■** Marginal 371 (69%)

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 Tardih

- Sherpur2,377 people
- Dadpatti2,349 people
- Sirampur2,126 people
- Sakatraipur2,099 people
- Tardi2,020 people
- Bisuhat1,708 people
- Madaria1,314 people
- Phulwaria1,113 people

[All 45 villages in Tardih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/tardih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Awam from Darbhanga?50 km by road
- What is the population of Awam?2,027 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awam in?Darbhanga district (Tardih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Awam?55.7% (Census 2011)