# Amarpur Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/amarpur-243557/ Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Amarpur Amarpur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,932 people in 654 households**, the 22nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 3,932people (2011) - 654households - 57.9%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Amarpur PIN code and other codes Amarpur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAmarpur - Community development blockSurajgarha - Census village code243557 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amarpur from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)10 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)10 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 Amarpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Amarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhisarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhisarai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lakhisarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Amarpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Amarpur Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amarpur · ■ Surajgarha rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **36% Toilet within the home ****9%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **64% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****41%** **65% Television ****0%** **24% Mobile phone ****53%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Amarpur? ■ Amarpur · ■ Surajgarha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097** **919 Working population ****34.1%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 49.4% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (22%) · **■** Household industry 50 (4%) · **■** Other work 293 (22%) · **■** Marginal 646 (48%) 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 Surajgarha - Ghuset4,404 people - Budhauli Bankar4,304 people - Manikpur4,181 people - Toralpur4,041 people - Bherha3,860 people - Kasba3,848 people - Chora3,669 people - Tajpur Doghra3,594 people [All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amarpur from Lakhisarai?10 km by road - What is the population of Amarpur?3,932 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amarpur in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?57.9% (Census 2011)