# Asthana Village, Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/asthana/ Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Asthana Asthana is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,269 people in 376 households**, the 10th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 2,269people (2011) - 376households - 70.2%literacy - 811101PIN code ## Asthana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asthana is 811101.** Asthana falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code811101 - Gram panchayatOnma - Community development blockShekhopur Sarai - Census village code243891 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asthana from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)24 km by road - Barbigha (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 Asthana? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Asthana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nimi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Asthana known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Asthana Of every 100 households in Asthana in 2011, 10 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Asthana · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **9% Toilet within the home ****21%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **67% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****41%** **44% Television ****8%** **12% Mobile phone ****61%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Asthana? ■ Asthana · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **923 Working population ****30.1%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 58.3% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 179 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (45%) · **■** Other work 107 (16%) · **■** Marginal 93 (14%) 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 Shekhopur Sarai - Shekhupursarai3,966 people - Mohabbatpur3,768 people - Unaman3,699 people - Chheman2,323 people - Sugia1,982 people - Jodhan Bigha1,569 people - Sadikpur1,541 people - Paharia1,497 people [All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asthana?811101 - How far is Asthana from Sheikhpura?24 km by road - What is the population of Asthana?2,269 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asthana in?Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Asthana?70.2% (Census 2011)