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- LGD code
- 255754
- Pincode
- 824219
- Post office
- Amas
- Population
- 203
- Households
- 27
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1093 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 125
Census 2011 · in context
How Alwadi Chak compares
By population, Alwadi Chak ranks #85 of 102 villages in Amas mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.1%
+10.3% vs mandal average
- Alwadi Chak
- 63.1%
- Amas mandal
- 52.8%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,093
+150 vs mandal average
- Alwadi Chak
- 1,093
- Amas mandal
- 943
Household size
people per home
7.5
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Alwadi Chak
- 7.5
- Amas mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alwadi Chak at a glance
Alwadi Chak is a village of 203 people in 27 households (Census 2011) in Amas block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 85th-largest of 102 villages in Amas block. Literacy is 63%, 10 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,093 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824219, served by Amas post office; the LGD village code is 255754. The village votes in Bakhri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar. The population is estimated at 239 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alwadi Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kalwan
- Total area (ha)
- 31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 26.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alwadi Chak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alwadi Chak
- LGD code
- 255754
- Pincode
- 824219
- Post office
- Amas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 203
- Population (projected 2026)
- 239
- Households
- 27
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1093
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhri
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Amas
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)