# 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 **1,728 people in 317 households**, the 48th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,728people (2011)
- 317households
- 57.4%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Asi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBatsar
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241094

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)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)39 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)42 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?

8 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samukhiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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**. About 98% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 13 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asi · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****42%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Asi?

■ Asi · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**943

Working population ****41.4%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 45.1% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (24%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 63 (9%) · **■** Marginal 380 (53%)

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

- Ramandih1,838 people
- BaniaChak1,812 people
- Barsar1,787 people
- Jagatpur1,741 people
- Jagankita1,651 people
- Hirammi1,642 people
- Hasanpur1,628 people
- Pair1,621 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Asi from Banka?39 km by road
- What is the population of Asi?1,728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asi in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asi?57.4% (Census 2011)