# Amgahan Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Amgahan

Amgahan is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 111 households**, the 186th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 490people (2011)
- 111households
- 66.2%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Amgahan PIN code and other codes

Amgahan falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBaihar
- Census village code498221

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

## How far is Amgahan from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)107 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)12 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 Amgahan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Amgahan known for?

About 52% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Amgahan

Of every 100 households in Amgahan in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amgahan · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**44%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Amgahan?

■ Amgahan · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**981

Working population ****59.4%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (15%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 175 (60%)

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 Baihar

- Sherpar518 people
- Gurakhari517 people
- Komo492 people
- Ranjana492 people
- Jhakorda490 people
- Bhanderi486 people
- Sahegaon481 people
- Torga479 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amgahan from Balaghat?107 km by road
- What is the population of Amgahan?490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amgahan in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Amgahan?66.2% (Census 2011)