# Asokhunti Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad 

# Asokhunti

Asokhunti is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828125**. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 110 households**, the 133rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 484people (2011)
- 110households
- 68.6%literacy
- 828125PIN code

## Asokhunti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asokhunti is 828125.** Asokhunti falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828125
- Gram panchayatMandra
- Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras
- Census village code361552

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

## How far is Asokhunti from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)38 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 Asokhunti?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Asokhunti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katras
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Asokhunti known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Asokhunti

Of every 100 households in Asokhunti in 2011, 96 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asokhunti · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****27%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**21%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**26%

Use banking services ****76%**

**66%

Television ****32%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**26%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****72%**

**82%

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 Asokhunti?

■ Asokhunti · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**929

Working population ****28.5%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 51.7% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (92%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Baghmara-Cum-Katras

- Ghonathi509 people
- Mahtotanr506 people
- Patamahul500 people
- Mansinha Kurwa491 people
- Agardi483 people
- Majhladi477 people
- Gargaria471 people
- Simatanr471 people

[All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asokhunti?828125
- How far is Asokhunti from Dhanbad?38 km by road
- What is the population of Asokhunti?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asokhunti in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Asokhunti?68.6% (Census 2011)