# Purkhotimpur Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Purkhotimpur

Purkhotimpur is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 49 households**, the 80th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 274people (2011)
- 49households
- 38.0%literacy
- 779females per 1,000 males

## Purkhotimpur PIN code and other codes

Purkhotimpur falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEkauna
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255766

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

## How far is Purkhotimpur from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)7 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 Purkhotimpur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Purkhotimpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Purkhotimpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Purkhotimpur

Of every 100 households in Purkhotimpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purkhotimpur · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**43%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****10%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**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 Purkhotimpur?

■ Purkhotimpur · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.0%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****779**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**971

Working population ****20.8%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.3% for men and 28.6% for women. 36% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (7%) · **■** Other work 52 (91%)

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

- Dolaha Khurd338 people
- Tilaia334 people
- Madanpur297 people
- Barua274 people
- Bahera Khurd254 people
- Komal Khap245 people
- Tinkoni228 people
- Molna Chak213 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Purkhotimpur from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Purkhotimpur?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purkhotimpur in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purkhotimpur?38.0% (Census 2011)