# Ghasia Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/ghasia/ Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Ghasia Ghasia is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813224**. The 2011 Census counted **6,290 people in 1,146 households**, the 2nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 6,290people (2011) - 1,146households - 55.4%literacy - 813224PIN code ## Ghasia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghasia is 813224.** Ghasia falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - PIN code813224 - Gram panchayatGhasia - Community development blockDhuraiya - Census village code241111 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghasia from nearby towns? - Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Banka (district HQ)32 km by road - Banka (nearest town)32 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 Ghasia? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Ghasia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Ghasia known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include hand tools and wooden items. About 82% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Ghasia Of every 100 households in Ghasia in 2011, 22 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghasia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **20% Toilet within the home ****17%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **91% Use banking services ****22%** **32% Television ****7%** **6% Mobile phone ****46%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **34% Own their home ****94%** **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 Ghasia? ■ Ghasia · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089** **943 Working population ****28.1%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.3% for men and 45.9% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 261 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (21%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 387 (22%) · **■** Marginal 726 (41%) 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 - Ahiro10,638 people - Kurma5,490 people - Bhelai5,436 people - Pair5,425 people - Jaipur4,894 people [All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghasia?813224 - How far is Ghasia from Banka?32 km by road - What is the population of Ghasia?6,290 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghasia in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghasia?55.4% (Census 2011)