# Amouja Village, Phulparas, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Phulparas, Madhubani 

# Amouja

Amouja is a village in Phulparas sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,677 people in 734 households**, the 16th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 3,677people (2011)
- 734households
- 60.8%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Amouja PIN code and other codes

Amouja falls in Phulparas sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmouja
- Community development blockPhulparas
- Census village code220121

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

## How far is Amouja from nearby towns?

- Phulparas (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ghoghardiha (nearest town)17 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 Amouja?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phulparas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghohardih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Amouja known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Amouja

Of every 100 households in Amouja in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amouja · ■ Phulparas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**35%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

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 Amouja?

■ Amouja · ■ Phulparas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834**

**909

Working population ****38.3%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 44.1% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 267 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,056 (75%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (5%) · **■** Marginal 14 (1%)

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 Phulparas

- Goriari5,009 people
- Mahindwar4,263 people
- Bathnaha3,943 people
- Jagatpur3,775 people
- Dharamdiha3,480 people
- Baika3,357 people
- Murli3,322 people
- Balua3,206 people

[All 42 villages in Phulparas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/phulparas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amouja from Madhubani?50 km by road
- What is the population of Amouja?3,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amouja in?Madhubani district (Phulparas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amouja?60.8% (Census 2011)