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Amawan

अमावान
Tikari mandal
Pincode 824236
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LGD code
254699
Pincode
824236
Post office
Tekari
Population
2,006
Households
323
Literacy rate
53.6%
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000♂
Workers
963
Census 2011 · in context

How Amawan compares

By population, Amawan ranks #42 of 155 villages in Tikari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.6%
−2.1% vs mandal average
Amawan
53.6%
Tikari mandal
55.7%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
+7 vs mandal average
Amawan
934
Tikari mandal
927
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Amawan
6.2
Tikari mandal
6.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Amawan at a glance

Amawan is a village of 2,006 people in 323 households (Census 2011) in Tikari block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 42nd-largest of 155 villages in Tikari block. Literacy is 54%, 2 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824236, served by Tekari post office; the LGD village code is 254699. The village votes in Teghra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajnish Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,365 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jalalpur

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amawan

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
2
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
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
TIKARI
Distance to nearest town (km)
14
Distance to district HQ (km)
43
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Jalalpur
Total area (ha)
167
Irrigated area (ha)
149.86
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Amawan

LGD code
254699
Pincode
824236
Post office
Tekari
Population (Census 2011)
2,006
Population (projected 2026)
2,365
Households
323
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
934
Literacy rate
53.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Teghra
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajnish Kumar
Block / Mandal
Tikari
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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, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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