# Asaon Village, Andar, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/andar/asaon/ Village · Andar, Siwan # Asaon Asaon is a village in Andar sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841287**. The 2011 Census counted **5,897 people in 929 households**, the 2nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 5,897people (2011) - 929households - 69.3%literacy - 841287PIN code ## Asaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asaon is 841287.** Asaon falls in Andar sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841287 - Gram panchayatAshaw - Community development blockAndar - Census village code232403 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asaon from nearby towns? - Andar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)22 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)22 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 Asaon? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Asaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 7 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Andar - ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Asaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Asaon Of every 100 households in Asaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Asaon · ■ Andar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****68%** **78% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****66%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **13% 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 Asaon? ■ Asaon · ■ Andar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **919 Working population ****33.2%** **25.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 60.7% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 256 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (10%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 359 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,110 (57%) 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 Andar - Andar7,273 people - Bhaurajpur5,870 people - Patar5,259 people - Tiae4,939 people - Jaijor4,889 people [All 67 villages in Andar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/andar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asaon?841287 - How far is Asaon from Siwan?22 km by road - What is the population of Asaon?5,897 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asaon in?Siwan district (Andar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Asaon?69.3% (Census 2011)