# 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 **3,150 people in 621 households**, the 15th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 3,150people (2011)
- 621households
- 52.4%literacy
- 890females 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 code226450

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)10 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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 hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Amarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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, 8 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amarpur · ■ Kahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**56%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

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 Amarpur?

■ Amarpur · ■ Kahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**938

Working population ****37.7%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 37.8% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (5%) · **■** Marginal 637 (54%)

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

- Dighia3,676 people
- Siradipatti3,369 people
- Basauna3,269 people
- Rohuamon3,192 people
- Dhagjari3,016 people
- Amarpur2,973 people
- Mohanpur2,850 people
- Rohua2,722 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Amarpur from Saharsa?10 km by road
- What is the population of Amarpur?3,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amarpur in?Saharsa district (Kahara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amarpur?52.4% (Census 2011)