Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya # Azamgarh Azamgarh is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code 824217. The 2011 Census counted 2,059 people in 333 households, the 14th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 2,059 people (2011) - 333 households - 65.7% literacy - 824217 PIN code ## Azamgarh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Azamgarh is 824217. Azamgarh falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - PIN code 824217 - Gram panchayat Saifganj - Community development block Banke Bazar - Census village code 255893 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Azamgarh from nearby towns? - Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 60 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Azamgarh? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Azamgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sherghati - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Azamgarh known for? The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Azamgarh Of every 100 households in Azamgarh in 2011, 2 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Azamgarh · ■ Banke Bazar rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 3% - Toilet within the home 36% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 64% 82% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 75% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 62% 40% - Television 6% 6% - Mobile phone 72% 47% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 19% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 5% 37% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Azamgarh? ■ Azamgarh · ■ Banke Bazar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 60.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 967 941 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1103 985 - Working population 43.9% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 55.0% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 315 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 284 (31%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 116 (13%) · ■ Marginal 186 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Banke Bazar - Dumranwan 2,776 people - Bihargain 2,746 people - Roshanganj 2,711 people - Dongila 2,162 people - Baital 2,045 people - Jamuara Kalan 2,017 people - Singhpur 1,994 people - Sondaha 1,936 people All 99 villages in Banke Bazar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Azamgarh? 824217 - How far is Azamgarh from Gaya? 60 km by road - What is the population of Azamgarh? 2,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Azamgarh in? Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Azamgarh? 65.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/azamgarh/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.