# Amarpur Village, Kahara, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kahara, Saharsa 

# Amarpur

Amarpur is a village in Kahara sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,973 people in 606 households**, the 17th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 2,973people (2011)
- 606households
- 44.9%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Amarpur PIN code and other codes

Amarpur falls in Kahara sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmarpur
- Community development blockKahara
- Census village code226449

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

## How far is Amarpur from nearby towns?

- Kahara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)15 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 Amarpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Amarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Amarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Amarpur

Of every 100 households in Amarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Kahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**56%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****23%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

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 Amarpur?

■ Amarpur · ■ Kahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**938

Working population ****40.4%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 32.7% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 785 (65%)

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 Kahara

- Basauna3,269 people
- Rohuamon3,192 people
- Amarpur3,150 people
- Dhagjari3,016 people
- Mohanpur2,850 people
- Rohua2,722 people
- Dewari2,551 people
- Garahiapatti2,472 people

[All 43 villages in Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amarpur from Saharsa?15 km by road
- What is the population of Amarpur?2,973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Saharsa district (Kahara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?44.9% (Census 2011)