# Asthua Village, Singhwara, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Singhwara, Darbhanga 

# Asthua

Asthua is a village in Singhwara sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847104**. The 2011 Census counted **3,623 people in 647 households**, the 27th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 3,623people (2011)
- 647households
- 46.1%literacy
- 847104PIN code

## Asthua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asthua is 847104.** Asthua falls in Singhwara sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847104
- Gram panchayatAsthua
- Community development blockSinghwara
- Census village code226781

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

## How far is Asthua from nearby towns?

- Singhwara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)36 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)36 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 Asthua?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Asthua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laheriasarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Asthua known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tori**. About 100% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Asthua

Of every 100 households in Asthua in 2011, 7 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Asthua · ■ Singhwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**91%

Use banking services ****30%**

**37%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**29%

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 Asthua?

■ Asthua · ■ Singhwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**945

Working population ****25.8%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.8% for men and 35.9% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 497 (53%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (20%) · **■** Marginal 68 (7%)

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 Singhwara

- Mirzapur Jagni4,000 people
- Birdipur3,766 people
- Shakarpur3,760 people
- Kora3,640 people
- Bhagwatipur3,603 people
- Rampura3,407 people
- Kewatsa3,339 people
- Misrauli2,894 people

[All 100 villages in Singhwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/singhwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asthua?847104
- How far is Asthua from Darbhanga?36 km by road
- What is the population of Asthua?3,623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asthua in?Darbhanga district (Singhwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asthua?46.1% (Census 2011)