# Askaranpur Village, Marhaura, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Marhaura, Saran 

# Askaranpur

Askaranpur is a village in Marhaura sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 27 households**, the 101st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 168people (2011)
- 27households
- 92.7%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Askaranpur PIN code and other codes

Askaranpur falls in Marhaura sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHatisar
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233783

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

## How far is Askaranpur from nearby towns?

- Marhaura (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)25 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)8 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 Askaranpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Telpurwa
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chamari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chamari
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Askaranpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 4 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Askaranpur

Of every 100 households in Askaranpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Askaranpur · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**57%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**64%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

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 Askaranpur?

■ Askaranpur · ■ Marhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**929

Working population ****23.2%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 85.7% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 30 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (21%)

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 Marhaura

- Kondhi350 people
- Gopalpur338 people
- Ghurna189 people
- Saikharauni178 people
- Rahimpur Chhapia150 people
- Marhaura Chattis121 people
- Askaranpur58 people
- Jhakhra Birit53 people

[All 106 villages in Marhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/marhaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Askaranpur from Chhapra?25 km by road
- What is the population of Askaranpur?168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Askaranpur in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Askaranpur?92.7% (Census 2011)