# Amawan Village, Rajauli, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/rajauli/amawan/ Village · Rajauli, Nawada # Amawan Amawan is a village in Rajauli sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **13,979 people in 2,027 households**, the 1st largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 13,979people (2011) - 2,027households - 62.3%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Amawan PIN code and other codes Amawan falls in Rajauli sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAmawan - Community development blockRajauli - Census village code258441 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? - Rajauli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Nawada (district HQ)27 km by road - Rajauli (nearest town)5 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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Amawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajauli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 69% of the 1,131 hectares of village land is sown, and 667 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, 3 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amawan · ■ Rajauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **4% Toilet within the home ****28%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **85% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **97% Use banking services ****52%** **34% Television ****9%** **6% Mobile phone ****65%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **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 Amawan? ■ Amawan · ■ Rajauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **945 Working population ****42.5%** **38.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 50.4% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 716 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,890 (32%) · **■** Household industry 278 (5%) · **■** Other work 975 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2,087 (35%) 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 Rajauli - Hardiya7,873 people - Andharbari6,195 people - Murhena3,867 people - Kumharua3,567 people [All 163 villages in Rajauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/rajauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amawan from Nawada?27 km by road - What is the population of Amawan?13,979 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amawan in?Nawada district (Rajauli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amawan?62.3% (Census 2011)