# Amwa Village, Chakia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/amwa/ Village · Chakia, Purba Champaran # Amwa Amwa is a village in Chakia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845416**. The 2011 Census counted **1,795 people in 315 households**, the 44th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,795people (2011) - 315households - 53.9%literacy - 845416PIN code ## Amwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amwa is 845416.** Amwa falls in Chakia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845416 - Gram panchayatBhirkhia - Community development blockChakia - Census village code218453 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? - Chakia (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)31 km by road - Chakia (nearest town)14 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Amwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jiwdhara - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Amwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amwa · ■ Chakia rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **6% Toilet within the home ****8%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****49%** **54% Television ****8%** **10% Mobile phone ****56%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **13% 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 · ■ Chakia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **949 Working population ****25.8%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.1% for men and 39.7% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 357 (77%) 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 Chakia - Dhobauliya2,108 people - Ghansham Pakri2,101 people - Maharani1,879 people - Dumri1,799 people - Narhar Pakri1,729 people - Sita Kund1,633 people - Kundia1,610 people - Uchi Dih1,428 people [All 78 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amwa?845416 - How far is Amwa from Motihari?31 km by road - What is the population of Amwa?1,795 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amwa in?Purba Champaran district (Chakia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amwa?53.9% (Census 2011)