# Astandih Village, Sultanganj, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sultanganj, Bhagalpur 

# Astandih

Astandih is a village in Sultanganj sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,697 people in 306 households**, the 32nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 306households
- 44.1%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Astandih PIN code and other codes

Astandih falls in Sultanganj sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhirkhurd
- Community development blockSultanganj
- Census village code239622

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

## How far is Astandih from nearby towns?

- Sultanganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)5 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 Astandih?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Astandih; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sultanganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sultanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Astandih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Astandih

Of every 100 households in Astandih in 2011, 29 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astandih · ■ Sultanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**63%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****12%**

**54%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**31%

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 Astandih?

■ Astandih · ■ Sultanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**942

Working population ****32.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 35.4% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (5%) · **■** Marginal 467 (85%)

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 Sultanganj

- Gouripur2,078 people
- Rasidpur1,923 people
- Deodha1,858 people
- Uchagaon1,702 people
- Rabichak1,667 people
- Nisahara1,659 people
- Chaturchak1,624 people
- Khanpur1,542 people

[All 150 villages in Sultanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sultanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Astandih from Bhagalpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Astandih?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astandih in?Bhagalpur district (Sultanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Astandih?44.1% (Census 2011)