# Amas Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Amas

Amas is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824212**. The 2011 Census counted **4,679 people in 723 households**, the 2nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 4,679people (2011)
- 723households
- 69.9%literacy
- 824212PIN code

## Amas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amas is 824212.** Amas falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824212
- Gram panchayatAmas
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255844

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

## How far is Amas from nearby towns?

- Gaya (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)16 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 Amas?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Amas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Amas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Amas

Of every 100 households in Amas in 2011, 5 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amas · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**43%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****58%**

**49%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**27%

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 Amas?

■ Amas · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**64.5%

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

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**971

Working population ****30.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (20%) · **■** Household industry 63 (4%) · **■** Other work 243 (17%) · **■** Marginal 584 (41%)

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 Amas

- Hamzapur5,226 people
- Mahuawan3,312 people
- Jhari3,138 people
- Kalwan2,756 people
- Ekauna2,624 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amas?824212
- How far is Amas from Gaya?60 km by road
- What is the population of Amas?4,679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amas in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amas?69.9% (Census 2011)