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

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Pasaurha

Pasaurha is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,624 people in 251 households**, the 35th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,624people (2011)
- 251households
- 57.3%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Pasaurha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKathari
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244558

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

## How far is Pasaurha from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- 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 Pasaurha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pasaurha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Pasaurha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Pasaurha

Of every 100 households in Pasaurha in 2011, 25 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Pasaurha · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**93%

Use banking services ****80%**

**46%

Television ****27%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pasaurha?

■ Pasaurha · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**946

Working population ****38.3%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 43.8% for women. 43% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (61%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 208 (33%)

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

- Sherpur1,925 people
- Pachetan1,921 people
- Sadarpur1,866 people
- Bahadurpur1,822 people
- Dhobi Bigha1,585 people
- Jangipur1,563 people
- Bhairo Bigha1,523 people
- Barepur1,357 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pasaurha from Biharsharif?12 km by road
- What is the population of Pasaurha?1,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pasaurha in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pasaurha?57.3% (Census 2011)