# Amarpur Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Amarpur

Amarpur is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 99 households**, the 137th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 491people (2011)
- 99households
- 56.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Amarpur PIN code and other codes

Amarpur falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSimaru
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255653

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

## How far is Amarpur from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)58 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)23 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 Amarpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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)5 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 Amarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****15%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amarpur?

■ Amarpur · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**961

Working population ****56.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 50.5% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 203 (74%)

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 Gurua

- Aila524 people
- Nima501 people
- Mahamadpur496 people
- Rama Bigha492 people
- Ramnagar481 people
- Tamarua469 people
- Barhauna465 people
- Patak Bigha454 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amarpur from Gaya?58 km by road
- What is the population of Amarpur?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?56.2% (Census 2011)