Amhara, Bihar

Amhara is a town and a Gram Panchayat in Bihta block of Patna district in the state of Bihar, India. Amhara lies in east of the Sone river and south of Bihta. The village is well connected to major cities with state highways.Hey budy, This is also my birthplace. It is absolutely osmm village. I agree with ur all statements regarding this village like power supply, river bla bla blah...... But u didn't mention about the actual condition of roads and schools. In schools, their is a lack good teachers now....Nd the roads were completely distroyed. Besides these two things, everything is fine in this village....

Amhara
village
Amhara
Coordinates: 25°52′N 84°58′E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPatna
Government
 • BodyPanchayati Raj
Area
 • Total14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total13,000 approx
Languages
 • SpokenHindi, Magadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
801103
Telephone code91-6135
Sex ratio897[1] ♂/♀
Literacy70.68%

Languages

Local languages is Maghi, which has the lexical similarity of 71-83% with Hindi[5] (compared to 60% for German and English)[6] and is spoken by about 7,800,000 people in Bihar.[5]

Education

The education infrastructure in the village, albeit, having seen some improvement in the last few years, is still not up to the mark. There are five schools - two primary, two middle and one secondary - currently running in the village with average infrastructure. The school has ordinary teachers, with bare minimum level of knowledge and enthusiasm towards teaching.

Health

Village has a government hospital which has its own building, but without any medical staff and facilities.

Government

Civic administration

The Village elects members to the Panchayat Samiti . Gram Pradhan is responsible for maintaining law and order in village.

Economy

Agriculture is the main profession, with villagers mostly relying on the growing of paddy and wheat. A few decades ago, sugarcane used to be the primary crop, though rice, wheat and pulses too are grown widely. Amhara is spread over an area of 13 square kilometres (13 km2). In some parts, it rises into irregular uplands and elevated plains, interspersed with detached rocks. In others, it sinks into marshy lowlands, which frequently remain under water during the rainy season. It has a big rice belt area having different kinds of flavored rice. But on account of shutting down of sugar mills, the farmers faced a big blow and had to switch to other crops to earn their daily bread. Recently, due to the dropping water level in the area, a few villagers have resorted to other means of livelihood. The situation becomes even more grim, when the bore-well operators are not even present most of the times to work the equipment.

Demographics

As per election commission of India, Amhara village has a population of 5500 voter (adult population aged above 18). The literacy rate is 70.68%. The sex ratio is 897 which is much lower than the national average of 940.[2] Village population consists of people from Hindu and Islam religion.

Folk-songs and folk-dances

The seasonal folk-songs commonly sung in the villages are Hori or Phag during spring. Malhar and Kajri in the rainy season. Women have their own songs for special occasions such as sohar (sung on the occasion of the birth of a child ) or Mangla geet (gari) during marriage ceremony. Bhajan-Kirtan in a chorus accompanied with musical is very much liked by inhabitants of the district.

A number of open air performances, combining the rural style of folk music and dancing with some national theme are a regular feature of rural life in the district. Nautanki and dramas based on mythology are often staged and attract large gatherings, particularly in the villages.

There are a number of fairs/melas organized at the different places and Utsavs.


Transport

Road transport

The available multiple modes of public transport in the village are taxis, cycle rickshaws, auto rickshaws. Bihta-Kanpa Road passes through Amhara which connects it to Bihta .

Railways

Bihta railway station is about 5 km from village Amhara.

College and universities

Temples
  • Maa Van Devi
  • Devisthan
  • Ram Janki Mandir
  • Hanuman Mandir

Industries
  • Apollo Rice Mill


Notes
  1. "Patna District Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
  2. "Patna district Census 2011 data". Census 2011 - Census of India.
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