# Ashrafpur Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Ashrafpur

Ashrafpur is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,224 people in 174 households**, the 56th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,224people (2011)
- 174households
- 62.2%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Ashrafpur PIN code and other codes

Ashrafpur falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandharia
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244926

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

## How far is Ashrafpur from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)47 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)7 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 Ashrafpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ashrafpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thekwaha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Ashrafpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Ashrafpur

Of every 100 households in Ashrafpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ashrafpur · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**94%

Use banking services ****16%**

**46%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**29%

Own their home ****94%**

**99%

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 Ashrafpur?

■ Ashrafpur · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**921

Working population ****35.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 46.7% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (10%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 347 (80%)

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 Islampur

- Khurrampur1,407 people
- Muhammadpur1,355 people
- Korawan1,314 people
- Shekh Ali1,226 people
- Makhdumpur1,200 people
- Kewai1,172 people
- Dariapur1,171 people
- kasmiri Chak1,153 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ashrafpur from Biharsharif?47 km by road
- What is the population of Ashrafpur?1,224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ashrafpur in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ashrafpur?62.2% (Census 2011)