# Asha Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Asha

Asha is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,019 people in 197 households**, the 43rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,019people (2011)
- 197households
- 49.1%literacy
- 855101PIN code

## Asha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asha is 855101.** Asha falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855101
- Gram panchayatBhorha
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222257

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

## How far is Asha from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)57 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)26 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 Asha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Asha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Asha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, raw jute and wheat**. About 76% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Asha

Of every 100 households in Asha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Asha · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**14%

Television ****5%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**27%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Asha?

■ Asha · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**973

Working population ****32.1%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 39.5% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (37%) · **■** Household industry 24 (7%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 156 (48%)

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 Terhagachh

- Chichora1,198 people
- Kharrakasht1,183 people
- Kadleta1,166 people
- Hawakol Khurd1,129 people
- Benugarh1,007 people
- Kanchanbari972 people
- Mianpur962 people
- Tegharia959 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asha?855101
- How far is Asha from Kishanganj?57 km by road
- What is the population of Asha?1,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asha in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asha?49.1% (Census 2011)