# Amwan Village, Guraru, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Guraru, Gaya 

# Amwan

Amwan is a village in Guraru sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,060 people in 154 households**, the 42nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,060people (2011)
- 154households
- 63.8%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Amwan PIN code and other codes

Amwan falls in Guraru sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDaboor
- Community development blockGuraru
- Census village code255545

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

## How far is Amwan from nearby towns?

- Guraru (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)34 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)34 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 Amwan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Amwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mithapur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Guraru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Amwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Amwan

Of every 100 households in Amwan in 2011, 14 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Amwan · ■ Guraru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**49%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Amwan?

■ Amwan · ■ Guraru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**946

Working population ****36.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 53.0% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 124 (32%)

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 Guraru

- Mahuain1,189 people
- Majhiawan1,171 people
- Mohammadpur1,150 people
- Banaul1,101 people
- Bagdiha1,058 people
- Bela1,055 people
- Bhimpur1,043 people
- Kerki1,042 people

[All 80 villages in Guraru](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/guraru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amwan from Gaya?34 km by road
- What is the population of Amwan?1,060 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amwan in?Gaya district (Guraru sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amwan?63.8% (Census 2011)