# Adhang Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Adhang

Adhang is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,863 people in 895 households**, the 10th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 4,863people (2011)
- 895households
- 39.8%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Adhang PIN code and other codes

Adhang falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAdhang
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223778

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

## How far is Adhang from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)45 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 Adhang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalalgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasaba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○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
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Adhang known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 348 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 Adhang

Of every 100 households in Adhang in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Adhang · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Adhang?

■ Adhang · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.8%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**946

Working population ****25.3%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.9% for men and 30.2% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 158 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 706 (57%) · **■** Household industry 61 (5%) · **■** Other work 133 (11%) · **■** Marginal 172 (14%)

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 Amour

- Gerua5,742 people
- Bagdahar5,599 people
- Geandobh5,588 people
- Dolmalpur4,939 people
- Baraili4,667 people
- Belka4,501 people
- Rathour4,480 people
- Dahuabari4,354 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Adhang from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Adhang?4,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adhang in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Adhang?39.8% (Census 2011)