# Amea Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/amea/ Village · Katiya, Gopalganj # Amea Amea is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,046 people in 353 households**, the 10th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 2,046people (2011) - 353households - 69.6%literacy - 1,069females per 1,000 males ## Amea PIN code and other codes Amea falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAmea - Community development blockKatiya - Census village code229854 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amea from nearby towns? - Katiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)45 km by road - Katiya (nearest town)8 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 Amea? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Amea; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Fajilnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Fajilnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Amea known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 43% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Amea Of every 100 households in Amea in 2011, 10 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Amea · ■ Katiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **16% Toilet within the home ****21%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **82% Tap water ****6%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **93% Use banking services ****85%** **68% Television ****18%** **14% Mobile phone ****90%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Amea? ■ Amea · ■ Katiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069** **1114 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **979 Working population ****38.2%** **30.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 61.9% for women. 43% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (3%) · **■** Household industry 31 (4%) · **■** Other work 207 (26%) · **■** Marginal 420 (54%) 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 Katiya - Shamdas Bagahi2,310 people - KarKataha2,302 people - Patkhauli2,199 people - Jasauli2,101 people - Dharhara2,041 people - Rasauti2,003 people - Mohanpur1,998 people - Pararia1,891 people [All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amea from Gopalganj?45 km by road - What is the population of Amea?2,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amea in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amea?69.6% (Census 2011)