Village · Turkaulia, Purba Champaran # Amwa Amwa is a village in Turkaulia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845437. The 2011 Census counted 2,506 people in 435 households, the 20th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%. - 2,506 people (2011) - 435 households - 50.7% literacy - 845437 PIN code ## Amwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Amwa is 845437. Amwa falls in Turkaulia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code 845437 - Gram panchayat Mathurapur - Community development block Turkaulia - Census village code 218000 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Amwa from nearby towns? - Turkaulia (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 12 km by road - Motihari (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Amwa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Amwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Turkaulia - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Motihari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 92% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Amwa Of every 100 households in Amwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amwa · ■ Turkaulia rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 3% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 84% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 93% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 51% 40% - Television 4% 9% - Mobile phone 64% 60% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 12% 15% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Amwa? ■ Amwa · ■ Turkaulia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.7% 53.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 916 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 853 923 - Working population 36.6% 36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 34.3% for women. 49% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 471 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 115 (13%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 15 (2%) · ■ Marginal 303 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Turkaulia - Chitranw 3,410 people - Barharwa 3,238 people - Mohabat Chhapra 3,235 people - Madhumalat 2,588 people - Bahrupia 2,326 people - Tikulia 2,237 people - Majharia 1,914 people - Chainpur 1,826 people All 34 villages in Turkaulia ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amwa? 845437 - How far is Amwa from Motihari? 12 km by road - What is the population of Amwa? 2,506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amwa in? Purba Champaran district (Turkaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amwa? 50.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/amwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.