# Asiani Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Asiani

Asiani is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,666 people in 681 households**, the 11th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 3,666people (2011)
- 681households
- 37.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Asiani PIN code and other codes

Asiani falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAsiani
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223870

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

## How far is Asiani from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)62 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)62 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 Asiani?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Asiani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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 · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Asiani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Asiani

Of every 100 households in Asiani in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Asiani · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**0%

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

**20%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**14%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Asiani?

■ Asiani · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.1%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**950

Working population ****31.6%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.9% for men and 26.6% for women. 44% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (39%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 495 (43%)

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 Baisa

- Gustarabalua3,946 people
- Majhok3,910 people
- Bhebra3,895 people
- Nandania3,860 people
- Harna3,275 people
- Mirzapur3,127 people
- Khapra2,947 people
- Patugaon2,718 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Asiani from Purnia?62 km by road
- What is the population of Asiani?3,666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asiani in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asiani?37.1% (Census 2011)