# Geaspur Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar)

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Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga 

# Geaspur

Geaspur is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **973 people in 206 households**, the 49th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 973people (2011)
- 206households
- 44.5%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Geaspur PIN code and other codes

Geaspur falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHirni
- Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan
- Census village code227879

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

## How far is Geaspur from nearby towns?

- Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)23 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 Geaspur?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga Ramnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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 Geaspur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Geaspur

Of every 100 households in Geaspur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Geaspur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**35%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**37%

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 Geaspur?

■ Geaspur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

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

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**935

Working population ****25.3%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 29.0% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 63 (26%) · **■** Marginal 94 (38%)

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 Kusheshwar Asthan

- Aber1,230 people
- Pando1,154 people
- Majhiam1,058 people
- Sanichara1,048 people
- Dubaha917 people
- Maharajpur912 people
- Pachhara Khurd880 people
- Laranch Bhadaul866 people

[All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Geaspur from Darbhanga?60 km by road
- What is the population of Geaspur?973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Geaspur in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Geaspur?44.5% (Census 2011)