# Andi Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Andi

Andi is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,596 people in 568 households**, the 15th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 3,596people (2011)
- 568households
- 62.9%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Andi PIN code and other codes

Andi falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAndi
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244511

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

## How far is Andi from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)18 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 Andi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Andi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mohammadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Andi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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 Andi

Of every 100 households in Andi in 2011, 11 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Andi · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Andi?

■ Andi · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**946

Working population ****27.5%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 48.0% for women. 41% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 302 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (43%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (11%) · **■** Marginal 150 (15%)

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 Asthawan

- Noanwan4,480 people
- Nerut4,232 people
- Murgia Chak3,839 people
- Harganwan3,776 people
- Amanwan3,594 people
- Sare3,225 people
- Desna3,176 people
- Kulti3,045 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Andi from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Andi?3,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andi in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Andi?62.9% (Census 2011)