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

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Desna

Desna is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,176 people in 517 households**, the 18th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 3,176people (2011)
- 517households
- 63.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Desna PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatAndi
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244510

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

## How far is Desna from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)16 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)16 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 Desna?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Desna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn 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
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Desna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Desna

Of every 100 households in Desna in 2011, 30 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Desna · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**45%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**35%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Desna?

■ Desna · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**946

Working population ****25.3%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 56.1% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 609 (76%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (12%) · **■** Marginal 26 (3%)

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

- Harganwan3,776 people
- Andi3,596 people
- Amanwan3,594 people
- Sare3,225 people
- Kulti3,045 people
- Kathari2,934 people
- Mohammadpur Nakatpura2,825 people
- Gilani2,813 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Desna from Biharsharif?16 km by road
- What is the population of Desna?3,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Desna in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Desna?63.5% (Census 2011)