# Amwa Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj 

# Amwa

Amwa is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 89 households**, the 176th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 516people (2011)
- 89households
- 85.6%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Amwa PIN code and other codes

Amwa falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDharhwalia
- Community development blockKuchaikote
- Census village code230366

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

## How far is Amwa from nearby towns?

- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)24 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)24 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 Amwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Amba
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kuchaikote
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Amwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Amwa

Of every 100 households in Amwa in 2011, 15 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Amwa · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**63%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****3%**

**68%

Television ****38%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amwa?

■ Amwa · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**952

Working population ****29.5%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 76.0% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (27%) · **■** Marginal 94 (62%)

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 Kuchaikote

- Nirjalaha545 people
- Dubaulia537 people
- Mithua535 people
- Dumaria525 people
- Hit Patti500 people
- Belwa Tiwari492 people
- Bhuwal Khatwania475 people
- Bharthia472 people

[All 222 villages in Kuchaikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amwa from Gopalganj?24 km by road
- What is the population of Amwa?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amwa in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amwa?85.6% (Census 2011)