# Amawan Village, Chand, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chand/amawan/ Village · Chand, Kaimur # Amawan Amawan is a village in Chand sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,860 people in 373 households**, the 8th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 2,860people (2011) - 373households - 55.7%literacy - 878females per 1,000 males ## Amawan PIN code and other codes Amawan falls in Chand sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChauri - Community development blockChand - Census village code249742 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? - Chand (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bhabua (district HQ)25 km by road - Bhabua (nearest town)25 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? 13 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhabua - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 91% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 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, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Amawan · ■ Chand rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **12% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****44%** **36% Television ****14%** **19% Mobile phone ****62%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****19%** **23% 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 Amawan? ■ Amawan · ■ Chand rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801** **934 Working population ****38.1%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.6% for men and 41.4% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 385 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (4%) · **■** Marginal 504 (46%) 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 Chand - Lohdan3,837 people - Goin3,445 people - Ailae Patna3,274 people - Kuddi3,232 people - Biuri2,742 people - Parhi2,673 people - Ledari2,616 people - Saukhara2,508 people [All 137 villages in Chand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chand/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amawan from Bhabua?25 km by road - What is the population of Amawan?2,860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amawan in?Kaimur district (Chand sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amawan?55.7% (Census 2011)