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

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Batua

Batua is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,193 people in 240 households**, the 88th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 1,193people (2011)
- 240households
- 51.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Batua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNitandar
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223773

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

## How far is Batua 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 Batua?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Batua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jalalgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasaba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Batua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Batua

Of every 100 households in Batua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Batua · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**41%

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 Batua?

■ Batua · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**946

Working population ****26.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 45.1% for women. 40% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (45%) · **■** Household industry 49 (15%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 116 (36%)

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

- Bengdah1,278 people
- Simalbari Bhag Dhanuran1,278 people
- Larhia1,217 people
- Babhan Dobha1,204 people
- Kanharia1,119 people
- Khamela1,085 people
- Majhua1,075 people
- Sonapur1,051 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Batua from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Batua?1,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batua in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Batua?51.0% (Census 2011)