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

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Village · Marhaura, Saran 

# Asoia

Asoia is a village in Marhaura sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,435 people in 430 households**, the 36th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 2,435people (2011)
- 430households
- 65.1%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Asoia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233831

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

## How far is Asoia from nearby towns?

- Marhaura (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)8 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)9 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 Asoia?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Asoia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barhatia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amnaur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Asoia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Asoia

Of every 100 households in Asoia in 2011, 21 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Asoia · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****66%**

**64%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Asoia?

■ Asoia · ■ Marhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**929

Working population ****53.1%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 51.0% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 182 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,053 (82%)

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

- Bhalui2,614 people
- Rup Rahimpur2,532 people
- Khalispur2,498 people
- Agahra2,441 people
- Bishunpura2,340 people
- Dharmauli2,239 people
- Jagdishpur2,199 people
- Bin Bahuara2,104 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Asoia from Chhapra?8 km by road
- What is the population of Asoia?2,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asoia in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Asoia?65.1% (Census 2011)