# Hamzapur Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/hamzapur/ Village · Amas, Gaya # Hamzapur Hamzapur is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,226 people in 776 households**, the 1st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 5,226people (2011) - 776households - 80.2%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Hamzapur PIN code and other codes Hamzapur falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMahuwan - Community development blockAmas - Census village code255756 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hamzapur from nearby towns? - Amas (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town)1 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 Hamzapur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Hamzapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Hamzapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Hamzapur Of every 100 households in Hamzapur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Hamzapur · ■ Amas rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **6% Toilet within the home ****84%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **75% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **90% Use banking services ****61%** **49% Television ****21%** **9% Mobile phone ****67%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **27% Own their home ****86%** **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 Hamzapur? ■ Hamzapur · ■ Amas rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **971 Working population ****25.2%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 77.4% for women. 38% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 660 (50%) · **■** Marginal 558 (42%) 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 - Amas4,679 people - Mahuawan3,312 people - Jhari3,138 people - Kalwan2,756 people [All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hamzapur from Gaya?45 km by road - What is the population of Hamzapur?5,226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hamzapur in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Hamzapur?80.2% (Census 2011)