# Asranda Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Asranda

Asranda is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **760 people in 179 households**, the 109th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 760people (2011)
- 179households
- 44.8%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Asranda PIN code and other codes

Asranda falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBishunpur
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223757

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

## How far is Asranda from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)56 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)56 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 Asranda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Asranda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Asranda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Asranda

Of every 100 households in Asranda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asranda · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****54%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Asranda?

■ Asranda · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**946

Working population ****25.5%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 38.9% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 17 (9%)

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 Amour

- Madhua Kola845 people
- Mahesh Bathna788 people
- Dharia Karanpur775 people
- Garaia762 people
- Chhapraili748 people
- Agaganj728 people
- Farsadenga717 people
- Maheshua693 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Asranda from Purnia?56 km by road
- What is the population of Asranda?760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asranda in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asranda?44.8% (Census 2011)