# 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 **536 people in 107 households**, the 39th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 536people (2011)
- 107households
- 30.8%literacy
- 894females 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 code224312

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)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hathwara
- ○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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Amol known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amol · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****30.8%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**976

Working population ****47.2%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.5% for men and 21.3% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 132 (52%)

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

- Majha Diara753 people
- Ghoghaili696 people
- Musapur611 people
- Sahasram594 people
- Kohbara531 people
- Nisundra468 people
- Dealpur432 people
- Haseli Milik406 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?536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amol in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amol?30.8% (Census 2011)