# Asura Kalan Khola Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/asura-kalan-khola/ Village · Kursakatta, Araria # Asura Kalan Khola Asura Kalan Khola is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854332**. The 2011 Census counted **2,965 people in 596 households**, the 18th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 2,965people (2011) - 596households - 54.7%literacy - 854332PIN code ## Asura Kalan Khola PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asura Kalan Khola is 854332.** Asura Kalan Khola falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854332 - Gram panchayatAsura Kalan Khola - Community development blockKursakatta - Census village code221922 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asura Kalan Khola from nearby towns? - Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Araria (district HQ)40 km by road - Forbesganj (nearest town)26 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 Asura Kalan Khola? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Asura Kalan Khola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbesganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter 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 Asura Kalan Khola known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Asura Kalan Khola Of every 100 households in Asura Kalan Khola in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Asura Kalan Khola · ■ Kursakatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****4%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****18%** **16% Television ****17%** **10% Mobile phone ****60%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **25% Own their home ****96%** **98% 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 Asura Kalan Khola? ■ Asura Kalan Khola · ■ Kursakatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **952 Working population ****51.4%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 44.0% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 137 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (7%) · **■** Marginal 864 (57%) 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 Kursakatta - Shankarpur3,396 people - Maigara3,376 people - Sundari3,297 people - Lachhmipur3,049 people - Kotahpur2,919 people - Rajaula2,911 people - Parasi2,899 people - Balchanda2,895 people [All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asura Kalan Khola?854332 - How far is Asura Kalan Khola from Araria?40 km by road - What is the population of Asura Kalan Khola?2,965 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asura Kalan Khola in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Asura Kalan Khola?54.7% (Census 2011)