# Askaul Village, Alinagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Alinagar, Darbhanga 

# Askaul

Askaul is a village in Alinagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,736 people in 487 households**, the 23rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 2,736people (2011)
- 487households
- 47.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Askaul PIN code and other codes

Askaul falls in Alinagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNawanagar Narma
- Community development blockAlinagar
- Census village code227231

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

## How far is Askaul from nearby towns?

- Alinagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)45 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)10 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 Askaul?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Askaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Alinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Askaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Askaul

Of every 100 households in Askaul in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Askaul · ■ Alinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Askaul?

■ Askaul · ■ Alinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**953

Working population ****31.9%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.5% for men and 38.1% for women. 43% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 498 (57%)

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 Alinagar

- Nuruddinpur Dost3,030 people
- Rampur Udai3,022 people
- Narma2,818 people
- Tumaul2,757 people
- Lilpur2,670 people
- Pirauli2,649 people
- Hanuman Nagar2,478 people
- Chamropatti1,950 people

[All 44 villages in Alinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Askaul from Darbhanga?45 km by road
- What is the population of Askaul?2,736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Askaul in?Darbhanga district (Alinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Askaul?47.2% (Census 2011)