# Asara Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/asara/ Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Asara Asara is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **3,415 people in 725 households**, the 2nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 3,415people (2011) - 725households - 75.9%literacy - 491558PIN code ## Asara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asara is 491558.** Asara falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491558 - Gram panchayatAsara - Community development blockDongargaon - Census village code441130 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asara from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)40 km by road - Chhuria (nearest town)12 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 Asara? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Asara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Asara known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and gram**. About 73% of the 1,388 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Asara Of every 100 households in Asara in 2011, 90 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Asara · ■ Dongargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****15%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **77% Tap water ****29%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****74%** **78% Television ****23%** **30% Mobile phone ****19%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Asara? ■ Asara · ■ Dongargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **1002 Working population ****51.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 67.5% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,095 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (18%) · **■** Household industry 75 (4%) · **■** Other work 99 (6%) · **■** Marginal 167 (9%) 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 Dongargaon - Arjuni3,476 people - Tumdiboda2,445 people - Khujji2,277 people - Tilaikhar2,237 people - Rudgaon2,224 people [All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asara?491558 - How far is Asara from Rajnandgaon?40 km by road - What is the population of Asara?3,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asara in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Asara?75.9% (Census 2011)