Amwa Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011
Amwa is a village situated in Kotwa block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 324 families residing in the village Amwa. The total population of Amwa is 1,798 out of which 970 are males and 828 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Amwa is 854.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amwa village is 384 which is 21% of the total population. There are 201 male children and 183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amwa is 910 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (854) of Amwa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Amwa is 58%. Thus Amwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 69.57% and the female literacy rate is 44.19% in Amwa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Amwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Amwa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Amwa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 384 | 201 | 183 |
| Literacy | 57.99% | 69.57% | 44.19% |
| Scheduled Caste | 688 | 375 | 313 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Illiterate | 978 | 435 | 543 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Amwa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Amwa village out of total population, 731 were engaged in work activities. 91.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 731 workers engaged in Main Work, 123 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 426 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 670 | 433 | 237 |
| Cultivators | 123 | 94 | 29 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 426 | 300 | 126 |
| Other Workers | 121 | 39 | 82 |
| Marginal Workers | 61 | 41 | 20 |
| Non Working | 1,067 | 496 | 571 |
Nearby Villages to Amwa,
Below are the list of villages near Amwa village in Kotwa.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ahirauliya | 12,111 |
| Dumra | 4,224 |
| Karariya | 6,700 |
| Kalyanpur Khurd | 198 |
| Kalyanpur Khas | 1,850 |
| Kalyanpur Birt | 1,472 |
| Barharwa Kalan | 16,045 |
| Karaariya Jagir | 4,973 |
| Bankatwa | 1,145 |
| Machhar Ganwan | 5,666 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Amwa, Purba Champaran, Bihar - Wikipedia