# Asraha Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga 

# Asraha

Asraha is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847121**. The 2011 Census counted **8,499 people in 1,748 households**, the 7th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 8,499people (2011)
- 1,748households
- 44.5%literacy
- 847121PIN code

## Asraha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asraha is 847121.** Asraha falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847121
- Gram panchayatAsraha
- Community development blockKeotiranway
- Census village code226930

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

## How far is Asraha from nearby towns?

- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)16 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)16 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 Asraha?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Asraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 15 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 Asraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Asraha

Of every 100 households in Asraha in 2011, 10 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Asraha · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Asraha?

■ Asraha · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**929

Working population ****23.6%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.3% for men and 40.6% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 208 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (26%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 281 (14%) · **■** Marginal 974 (49%)

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 Keotiranway

- Chhatwan11,054 people
- Kothia10,199 people
- Barahi9,343 people
- Madhopatti Raghauli9,153 people
- Keoti Ranwe8,273 people
- Jalwara7,571 people
- Paigambarpur7,423 people
- Karjapatti5,559 people

[All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asraha?847121
- How far is Asraha from Darbhanga?16 km by road
- What is the population of Asraha?8,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asraha in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asraha?44.5% (Census 2011)