Village · Durgawati, Kaimur # Asurha Asurha is a village in Durgawati sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 423 people in 66 households, the 75th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 423 people (2011) - 66 households - 63.5% literacy - 977 females per 1,000 males ## Asurha PIN code and other codes Asurha falls in Durgawati sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Kalyanpur - Community development block Durgawati - Census village code 249576 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Asurha from nearby towns? - Durgawati (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Bhabua (district HQ) 38 km by road - Bhabua (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Asurha? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Asurha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Durgawati - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mohania - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mohania - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Asurha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 81% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Asurha Of every 100 households in Asurha in 2011, 51 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Asurha · ■ Durgawati rural average - Electricity for lighting 51% 24% - Toilet within the home 3% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 84% - Tap water 3% 5% - Drinking water within premises 46% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 80% 46% - Television 41% 23% - Mobile phone 71% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 10% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 4% 22% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Asurha? ■ Asurha · ■ Durgawati rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.5% 71.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 792 927 - Working population 21.0% 28.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 52.6% for women. 41% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 46 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (8%) · ■ Household industry 5 (6%) · ■ Other work 14 (16%) · ■ Marginal 17 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Durgawati - Sakhelipur 467 people - Udhpura 466 people - Bhadaini 437 people - Bilkhori 433 people - Chipali 401 people - Dhanipur 389 people - Niazpur 377 people - Garhwa 375 people All 108 villages in Durgawati ## Quick answers - How far is Asurha from Bhabua? 38 km by road - What is the population of Asurha? 423 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asurha in? Kaimur district (Durgawati sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Asurha? 63.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/durgawati/asurha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.