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

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Kalwan

Kalwan is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824211**. The 2011 Census counted **2,756 people in 408 households**, the 5th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,756people (2011)
- 408households
- 67.2%literacy
- 824211PIN code

## Kalwan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code824211
- Gram panchayatKalwan
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255775

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

## How far is Kalwan from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (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 Kalwan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kalwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hemjapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 · 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 Kalwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Kalwan

Of every 100 households in Kalwan in 2011, 13 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalwan · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**43%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****35%**

**49%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kalwan?

■ Kalwan · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**971

Working population ****39.7%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 56.8% for women. 45% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 407 (37%) · **■** Household industry 56 (5%) · **■** Other work 339 (31%) · **■** Marginal 207 (19%)

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
- Amas4,679 people
- Mahuawan3,312 people
- Jhari3,138 people
- Ekauna2,624 people
- Barki Sawo2,601 people
- Majhaulia2,485 people
- Rampur2,432 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalwan?824211
- How far is Kalwan from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kalwan?2,756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalwan in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kalwan?67.2% (Census 2011)