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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/barki-sawo/

Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Barki Sawo

Barki Sawo is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824211**. The 2011 Census counted **2,601 people in 454 households**, the 7th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,601people (2011)
- 454households
- 62.4%literacy
- 824211PIN code

## Barki Sawo PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barki Sawo is 824211.** Barki Sawo falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824211
- Gram panchayatSawon Kala
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255798

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

## How far is Barki Sawo from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)62 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)4 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 Barki Sawo?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Barki Sawo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Barki Sawo known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Barki Sawo

Of every 100 households in Barki Sawo in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barki Sawo · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****31%**

**49%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Barki Sawo?

■ Barki Sawo · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**971

Working population ****42.6%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 49.1% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 779 (70%)

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

- Mahuawan3,312 people
- Jhari3,138 people
- Kalwan2,756 people
- Ekauna2,624 people
- Majhaulia2,485 people
- Rampur2,432 people
- Chitab Khurd2,333 people
- Sihuli2,166 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barki Sawo?824211
- How far is Barki Sawo from Gaya?62 km by road
- What is the population of Barki Sawo?2,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barki Sawo in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barki Sawo?62.4% (Census 2011)