# Amol Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Amol

Amol is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,105 people in 830 households**, the 14th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 4,105people (2011)
- 830households
- 42.9%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Amol PIN code and other codes

Amol falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHathwara
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224311

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

## How far is Amol from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (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 Amol?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Amol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Amol known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 366 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 Amol

Of every 100 households in Amol in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amol · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**30%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**36%

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 Amol?

■ Amol · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**976

Working population ****42.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 35.5% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,149 (66%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (3%) · **■** Marginal 331 (19%)

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 Falka

- Baretha5,731 people
- Phuldobhi5,228 people
- Maghaili4,567 people
- Rahata4,184 people
- Sabda3,933 people
- Mahammad Nagar3,850 people
- Haseli3,825 people
- Lachhmipur3,430 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amol from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Amol?4,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amol in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amol?42.9% (Census 2011)