# Ahiro Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/ahiro/ Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Ahiro Ahiro is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,638 people in 1,922 households**, the 1st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 10,638people (2011) - 1,922households - 45.3%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Ahiro PIN code and other codes Ahiro falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAhiro - Community development blockDhuraiya - Census village code241140 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ahiro from nearby towns? - Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Banka (district HQ)36 km by road - Banka (nearest town)36 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 Ahiro? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Ahiro; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Ahiro known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools. About 96% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 429 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 Ahiro Of every 100 households in Ahiro in 2011, 29 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ahiro · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **20% Toilet within the home ****7%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **91% Use banking services ****15%** **32% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****50%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Ahiro? ■ Ahiro · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.3%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **943 Working population ****44.4%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.5% for men and 36.4% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 383 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,011 (21%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 255 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3,045 (64%) 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 Dhuraiya - Ghasia6,290 people - Kurma5,490 people - Bhelai5,436 people - Pair5,425 people [All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ahiro from Banka?36 km by road - What is the population of Ahiro?10,638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ahiro in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ahiro?45.3% (Census 2011)