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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH
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- LGD code
- 247543
- Pincode
- 802203
- Post office
- Garhani
- Population
- 911
- Households
- 130
- Literacy rate
- 52%
- Sex ratio
- 898 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 324
Census 2011 · in context
How Azam Nagar compares
By population, Azam Nagar ranks #40 of 54 villages in Garhani mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.0%
−3.0% vs mandal average
- Azam Nagar
- 52.0%
- Garhani mandal
- 55.0%
- Bhojpur district
- 58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
898
−21 vs mandal average
- Azam Nagar
- 898
- Garhani mandal
- 919
Household size
people per home
7.0
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Azam Nagar
- 7.0
- Garhani mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Azam Nagar at a glance
Azam Nagar is a village of 911 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Garhani block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 54 villages in Garhani block. Literacy is 52%, 3 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 898 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802203, served by Garhani post office; the LGD village code is 247543. The sarpanch is CHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 1,074 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Azam Nagar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- ARRAH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Barap
- Total area (ha)
- 113
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 105.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Azam Nagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Azam Nagar
- LGD code
- 247543
- Pincode
- 802203
- Post office
- Garhani
- Population (Census 2011)
- 911
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,074
- Households
- 130
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 898
- Literacy rate
- 52.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patna Sahib
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- CHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Garhani
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
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