# Amwa Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/amwa/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Amwa Amwa is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,670 people in 1,009 households**, the 15th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 5,670people (2011) - 1,009households - 53.7%literacy - 907females per 1,000 males ## Amwa PIN code and other codes Amwa falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBishunpur - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217779 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? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)44 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)25 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 · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sugauli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 88% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amwa · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****17%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **82% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****26%** **34% Television ****8%** **9% Mobile phone ****56%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **16% Own their home ****100%** **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 Amwa? ■ Amwa · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **944 Working population ****33.0%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 40.3% for women. 47% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 316 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 750 (40%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 283 (15%) · **■** Marginal 505 (27%) 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 Ghorasahan - Bhagwanpur Kotwa7,016 people - Samanpur6,452 people - Nonaura6,251 people - Gurmia6,112 people - Bishunpur5,025 people - Barwa Kalan4,967 people - Rajwara4,542 people - Mohuahi Marshudabad4,483 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amwa from Motihari?44 km by road - What is the population of Amwa?5,670 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amwa in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amwa?53.7% (Census 2011)