# Amwa Kalan Village, Piprarhi, Sheohar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheohar/piprarhi/amwa-kalan/ Village · Piprarhi, Sheohar # Amwa Kalan Amwa Kalan is a village in Piprarhi sub-district of Sheohar district, Bihar, PIN code **843334**. The 2011 Census counted **25,242 people in 6,046 households**, the 1st largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 25,242people (2011) - 6,046households - 54.2%literacy - 843334PIN code ## Amwa Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amwa Kalan is 843334.** Amwa Kalan falls in Piprarhi sub-district, Sheohar district, Bihar. - PIN code843334 - Gram panchayatAmba Uttari - Community development blockPiprarhi - Census village code218806 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amwa Kalan from nearby towns? - Piprarhi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sheohar (district HQ)13 km by road - Sheohar (nearest town)13 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 Amwa Kalan? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Amwa Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 13 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheohar - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Amwa Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 1,353 hectares of village land is sown, and 567 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 Amwa Kalan Of every 100 households in Amwa Kalan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amwa Kalan · ■ Piprarhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **6% Toilet within the home ****22%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **78% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****47%** **53% Television ****3%** **7% Mobile phone ****53%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **24% 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 Amwa Kalan? ■ Amwa Kalan · ■ Piprarhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **938 Working population ****32.6%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.8% for men and 47.2% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 771 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,709 (21%) · **■** Household industry 69 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,096 (13%) · **■** Marginal 4,586 (56%) 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 Piprarhi - Basahia Shekh12,117 people - Minapur Balha10,638 people - Dhankaul8,766 people - Masaura7,032 people [All 25 villages in Piprarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheohar/piprarhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amwa Kalan?843334 - How far is Amwa Kalan from Sheohar?13 km by road - What is the population of Amwa Kalan?25,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amwa Kalan in?Sheohar district (Piprarhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amwa Kalan?54.2% (Census 2011)