# Asahni Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/asahni/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Asahni Asahni is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,895 people in 1,200 households**, the 4th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 7,895people (2011) - 1,200households - 72.9%literacy - 1,017females per 1,000 males ## Asahni PIN code and other codes Asahni falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAsahani - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233256 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asahni from nearby towns? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)38 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)27 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 Asahni? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Asahni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhurapali - ○Degree college10+ km · Ekma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Asahni known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 351 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 Asahni Of every 100 households in Asahni in 2011, 5 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Asahni · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **8% Toilet within the home ****27%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **78% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **93% Use banking services ****76%** **68% Television ****11%** **15% Mobile phone ****78%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **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 Asahni? ■ Asahni · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **925 Working population ****20.6%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 60.9% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 420 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (3%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 246 (15%) · **■** Marginal 868 (53%) 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 Ekma - Parsa26,641 people - Ekma13,175 people - Bharhopur8,878 people - Rasulpur7,740 people - Banpura5,265 people - Atarsan5,197 people - hansrajpur5,070 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Asahni from Chhapra?38 km by road - What is the population of Asahni?7,895 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asahni in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Asahni?72.9% (Census 2011)