# Asurari Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Asurari

Asurari is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 59 households**, the 143rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 355people (2011)
- 59households
- 52.3%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Asurari PIN code and other codes

Asurari falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhanauji
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216428

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

## How far is Asurari from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)17 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 Asurari?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Asurari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Asurari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Asurari

Of every 100 households in Asurari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asurari · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****10%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Asurari?

■ Asurari · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**959

Working population ****41.7%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 45.7% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Other work 18 (12%) · **■** Marginal 123 (83%)

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 Gaunaha

- Marjadi391 people
- Gheghaulia387 people
- Supaul387 people
- Bhatni377 people
- Pakri Khurd293 people
- Botgonw242 people
- Bairia229 people
- Sisai217 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Asurari from Bettiah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Asurari?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asurari in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asurari?52.3% (Census 2011)