# Amawa Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Amawa

Amawa is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **927 people in 155 households**, the 53rd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 927people (2011)
- 155households
- 63.4%literacy
- 1,223females per 1,000 males

## Amawa PIN code and other codes

Amawa falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPagra
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229886

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

## How far is Amawa from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)26 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 Amawa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaomukha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Amawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Amawa

Of every 100 households in Amawa in 2011, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amawa · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**67%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Amawa?

■ Amawa · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1223**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**957

Working population ****17.0%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 50.9% for women. 32% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 134 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Bijaipur

- Khajuha Kalan996 people
- Piprarhi988 people
- Bhoriya975 people
- Chakhni938 people
- Sumerpur927 people
- Lachhmipur926 people
- Dhanauti921 people
- Mathauli910 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amawa from Gopalganj?65 km by road
- What is the population of Amawa?927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amawa in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amawa?63.4% (Census 2011)