# Astajora Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Astajora

Astajora is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 93 households**, the 136th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 383people (2011)
- 93households
- 85.2%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Astajora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Astajora is 814146.** Astajora falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatKusumghatta
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code372187

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

## How far is Astajora from nearby towns?

- Masalia (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)36 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 Astajora?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Astajora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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)12 h summer · 15 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 Astajora known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 20% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Astajora

Of every 100 households in Astajora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astajora · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**42%

Television ****27%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Astajora?

■ Astajora · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**956

Working population ****49.9%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 77.6% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 172 (90%)

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 Masalia

- Dhunabasa393 people
- Nipnia393 people
- Bikrampur387 people
- Raksadangal387 people
- Kenduatanr382 people
- Rampur379 people
- Tetaridangal378 people
- Garduara377 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Astajora?814146
- How far is Astajora from Dumka?36 km by road
- What is the population of Astajora?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astajora in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Astajora?85.2% (Census 2011)