# Asthawan Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/asthawan/ Village · Asthawan, Nalanda # Asthawan Asthawan is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,061 people in 2,319 households**, the 1st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 14,061people (2011) - 2,319households - 64.9%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Asthawan PIN code and other codes Asthawan falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAsthawan - Community development blockAsthawan - Census village code244508 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asthawan from nearby towns? - Biharsharif (district HQ)12 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)12 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 Asthawan? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Asthawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Asthawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 861 hectares of village land is sown, and 498 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 Asthawan Of every 100 households in Asthawan in 2011, 25 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Asthawan · ■ Asthawan rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **13% Toilet within the home ****38%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **70% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **93% Use banking services ****53%** **46% Television ****14%** **10% Mobile phone ****62%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **35% Own their home ****92%** **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 Asthawan? ■ Asthawan · ■ Asthawan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **946 Working population ****29.4%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 53.2% for women. 44% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 604 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 865 (21%) · **■** Household industry 105 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,377 (33%) · **■** Marginal 1,186 (29%) 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 - Konand11,324 people - Malti7,015 people - Onda6,948 people - Uganwan6,888 people [All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Asthawan from Biharsharif?12 km by road - What is the population of Asthawan?14,061 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asthawan in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Asthawan?64.9% (Census 2011)