# Amaura Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Amaura

Amaura is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,792 people in 268 households**, the 40th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,792people (2011)
- 268households
- 76.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Amaura PIN code and other codes

Amaura falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKirhi
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251362

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

## How far is Amaura from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)12 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 Amaura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bharthadih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Amaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Amaura

Of every 100 households in Amaura in 2011, 44 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amaura · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****68%**

**66%

Television ****36%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

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 Amaura?

■ Amaura · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**926

Working population ****26.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 66.3% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (43%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 120 (25%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Karakat

- Sonbarsa1,958 people
- Osawan1,952 people
- Chaugai1,939 people
- Ibrahimpur1,855 people
- Beiwai1,780 people
- Denri1,778 people
- Duari1,730 people
- Chandipatti1,724 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amaura from Sasaram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Amaura?1,792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amaura in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amaura?76.3% (Census 2011)