# Amawan Village, Chainpur, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/amawan/ Village · Chainpur, Kaimur # Amawan Amawan is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,621 people in 867 households**, the 5th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 4,621people (2011) - 867households - 58.6%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Amawan PIN code and other codes Amawan falls in Chainpur sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAmawan - Community development blockChainpur - Census village code249831 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amawan from nearby towns? - Chainpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bhabua (district HQ)21 km by road - Bhabua (nearest town)21 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 Amawan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Amawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hata - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Amawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Amawan Of every 100 households in Amawan in 2011, 41 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Amawan · ■ Chainpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **11% Toilet within the home ****18%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **88% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **96% Use banking services ****45%** **30% Television ****30%** **14% Mobile phone ****59%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Amawan? ■ Amawan · ■ Chainpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **968 Working population ****38.1%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 46.1% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 227 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (19%) · **■** Household industry 120 (7%) · **■** Other work 116 (7%) · **■** Marginal 969 (55%) 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 Chainpur - Chainpur11,306 people - Hata9,257 people - Sirbit5,018 people - Madurna4,714 people - Sikandarpur4,566 people - Manpur3,627 people - Masoi Khurd3,395 people - Muri3,377 people [All 177 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amawan from Bhabua?21 km by road - What is the population of Amawan?4,621 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amawan in?Kaimur district (Chainpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amawan?58.6% (Census 2011)