# Asura Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/asura/ Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj # Asura Asura is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,630 people in 585 households**, the 33rd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 2,630people (2011) - 585households - 53.0%literacy - 855101PIN code ## Asura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asura is 855101.** Asura falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855101 - Gram panchayatMajkuri - Community development blockKochadhamin - Census village code222811 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asura from nearby towns? - Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)43 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)43 km by road - Kishanganj (nearest town)43 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 Asura? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Asura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kochadhamin - ○Degree college10+ km · Bahadurpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 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 Asura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Asura Of every 100 households in Asura in 2011, 31 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Asura · ■ Kochadhamin rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **18% Toilet within the home ****7%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **92% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****23%** **21% Television ****11%** **4% Mobile phone ****59%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **30% 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 Asura? ■ Asura · ■ Kochadhamin rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **962 Working population ****30.0%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.3% for men and 44.0% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (28%) · **■** Household industry 67 (8%) · **■** Other work 66 (8%) · **■** Marginal 317 (40%) 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 Kochadhamin - Kanhaiabari3,005 people - Kalanagin2,985 people - Burhimari2,972 people - Sundarbari2,842 people - Shahpur Istamrar2,618 people - Andhasur2,576 people - Jhantipari Anarkali2,572 people - Masidgarh Pokharkona2,556 people [All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asura?855101 - How far is Asura from Kishanganj?43 km by road - What is the population of Asura?2,630 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asura in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Asura?53.0% (Census 2011)