# Astahir Village, Palojori, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Palojori, Deoghar 

# Astahir

Astahir is a village in Palojori sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 59 households**, the 174th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 324people (2011)
- 59households
- 58.0%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Astahir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Astahir is 814146.** Astahir falls in Palojori sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatKunjora
- Community development blockPalojori
- Census village code355581

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

## How far is Astahir from nearby towns?

- Madhupur (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)75 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 Astahir?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Astahir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kunjora
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamtara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamtara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Astahir known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Astahir

Of every 100 households in Astahir in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astahir · ■ Palojori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****21%**

**38%

Television ****40%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Astahir?

■ Astahir · ■ Palojori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**942

Working population ****53.1%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 34.1% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 60 (35%)

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 Palojori

- Baghmara349 people
- Benidih336 people
- Simla334 people
- Kalipur332 people
- Barwamarni324 people
- Lusio324 people
- Amgachhi320 people
- Belmi318 people

[All 291 villages in Palojori](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/palojori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Astahir?814146
- How far is Astahir from Deoghar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Astahir?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astahir in?Deoghar district (Palojori sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Astahir?58.0% (Census 2011)