# Amirta Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/amirta/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Amirta Amirta is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,722 people in 820 households**, the 19th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 4,722people (2011) - 820households - 48.6%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Amirta PIN code and other codes Amirta falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBaraith - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226555 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amirta from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road - Saharasa (nearest town)42 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 Amirta? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Amirta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Biharat - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Amirta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Amirta Of every 100 households in Amirta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amirta · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****45%** **44% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****51%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **40% 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 Amirta? ■ Amirta · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **937 Working population ****34.8%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.8% for men and 39.3% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 355 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (21%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (5%) · **■** Marginal 837 (51%) 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 Sonbarsa - Dahad4,996 people - Behta4,852 people - Gonram4,783 people - Barahi4,768 people - Mahua patti Dakhin wari4,649 people - Manguar4,606 people - Bhasti4,504 people - Baitha Masahri4,452 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amirta from Saharsa?42 km by road - What is the population of Amirta?4,722 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amirta in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amirta?48.6% (Census 2011)