# Asuri Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Asuri

Asuri is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **1,171 people in 239 households**, the 78th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,171people (2011)
- 239households
- 55.2%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Asuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asuri is 854318.** Asuri falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatKusamaha
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221593

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Asuri from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)40 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Asuri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Asuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Asuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 87% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Asuri

Of every 100 households in Asuri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asuri · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Asuri?

■ Asuri · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**955

Working population ****42.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 45.2% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (22%) · **■** Other work 99 (20%) · **■** Marginal 242 (49%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Binodpur1,363 people
- Balua1,332 people
- Potri1,268 people
- Bishunpur1,264 people
- Sukhi1,150 people
- Damadighi1,141 people
- Khamkol1,082 people
- Baghua1,079 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asuri?854318
- How far is Asuri from Araria?40 km by road
- What is the population of Asuri?1,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asuri in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asuri?55.2% (Census 2011)