# Amwa Village, Bikram, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bikram, Patna 

# Amwa

Amwa is a village in Bikram sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **838 people in 135 households**, the 51st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 838people (2011)
- 135households
- 77.1%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Amwa PIN code and other codes

Amwa falls in Bikram sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahjpura
- Community development blockBikram
- Census village code245640

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

## How far is Amwa from nearby towns?

- Bikram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bikram (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 Amwa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Amwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bikaram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bikram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Amwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Amwa

Of every 100 households in Amwa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amwa · ■ Bikram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**63%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****82%**

**61%

Television ****28%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Amwa?

■ Amwa · ■ Bikram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**918

Working population ****25.4%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 68.2% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (25%) · **■** Household industry 22 (10%) · **■** Other work 80 (38%) · **■** Marginal 33 (15%)

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 Bikram

- Milki961 people
- Beri960 people
- Sarwan930 people
- Baigawan891 people
- Dullahpur836 people
- Majhanpura767 people
- Shahpur767 people
- Tari764 people

[All 67 villages in Bikram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bikram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amwa from Patna?38 km by road
- What is the population of Amwa?838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amwa in?Patna district (Bikram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amwa?77.1% (Census 2011)