# Amwa Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi 

# Amwa

Amwa is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **641 people in 152 households**, the 82nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 641people (2011)
- 152households
- 42.2%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Amwa PIN code and other codes

Amwa falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParsa
- Community development blockParihar
- Census village code219161

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

## How far is Amwa from nearby towns?

- Parihar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)30 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?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Amwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawanipur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bara Urf Nonahi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Amwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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

Of every 100 households in Amwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amwa · ■ Parihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**27%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

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?

■ Amwa · ■ Parihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.2%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**929

Working population ****47.0%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 27.0% for women. 53% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (54%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 54 (18%)

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 Parihar

- Gamharia1,045 people
- Mujaulia1,002 people
- Bhandsar703 people
- Bela urf Khap687 people
- Jabdi Loharpatti591 people

[All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amwa from Sitamarhi?30 km by road
- What is the population of Amwa?641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amwa in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amwa?42.2% (Census 2011)