# Asna Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Asna

Asna is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,222 people in 270 households**, the 16th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,222people (2011)
- 270households
- 58.7%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Asna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asna is 816118.** Asna falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816118
- Gram panchayatPalasi
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370930

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

## How far is Asna from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)40 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 Asna?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Asna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Asna known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 76% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Asna

Of every 100 households in Asna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asna · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Asna?

■ Asna · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**968

Working population ****34.8%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 46.1% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 377 (89%)

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 Shikaripara

- Dhebadi1,440 people
- Kajladah1,314 people
- Sibtala1,253 people
- Chandangaria1,240 people
- Benagaria1,198 people
- Muraam1,186 people
- Rajbandh1,184 people
- Palasi1,162 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asna?816118
- How far is Asna from Dumka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Asna?1,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asna in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Asna?58.7% (Census 2011)