# Arsanda Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Arsanda

Arsanda is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 103 households**, the 118th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 581people (2011)
- 103households
- 32.3%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Arsanda PIN code and other codes

Arsanda falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakaita-Babura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241032

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

## How far is Arsanda from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)45 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 Arsanda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Arsanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Arsanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Arsanda

Of every 100 households in Arsanda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arsanda · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****8%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

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 Arsanda?

■ Arsanda · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.3%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**943

Working population ****29.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.6% for men and 24.4% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (69%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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

- Malia Chak622 people
- Taiadih612 people
- Nanan605 people
- Bakharda590 people
- Kotra577 people
- Singhpur572 people
- Bakhtaura564 people
- Sonkhapra526 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arsanda from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Arsanda?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arsanda in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arsanda?32.3% (Census 2011)