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

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Asi

Asi is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 83 households**, the 124th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 472people (2011)
- 83households
- 57.8%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Asi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMakaita-Babura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241025

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

## How far is Asi from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)47 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)47 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 Asi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Asi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pathara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Asi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 100% of the 14 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Asi

Of every 100 households in Asi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asi · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****17%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Asi?

■ Asi · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**943

Working population ****35.4%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 48.6% for women. 44% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 163 (98%)

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

- Singhpur572 people
- Bakhtaura564 people
- Sonkhapra526 people
- Khagra519 people
- Biharpur464 people
- Dharam Ghara463 people
- Panthia458 people
- Badali Chak425 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Asi from Banka?47 km by road
- What is the population of Asi?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asi in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asi?57.8% (Census 2011)