# Astha Village, Bengabad, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bengabad, Giridih 

# Astha

Astha is a village in Bengabad sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815312**. The 2011 Census counted **28 people in 5 households**, the 216th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 28people (2011)
- 5households
- 96.0%literacy
- 815312PIN code

## Astha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Astha is 815312.** Astha falls in Bengabad sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815312
- Gram panchayatKaranpura
- Community development blockBengabad
- Census village code351721

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

## How far is Astha from nearby towns?

- Bengabad (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)8 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)8 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 Astha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Astha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Giridih
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Astha 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 Astha

Of every 100 households in Astha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Astha · ■ Bengabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**50%

Television ****80%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

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 Astha?

■ Astha · ■ Bengabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.0%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1154**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**928

Working population ****75.0%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 92.3% for women. 85% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (19%) · **■** Other work 3 (14%) · **■** Marginal 14 (67%)

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 Bengabad

- Madnutanr67 people
- Khajurdiha55 people
- Birajpur51 people
- Jianpur33 people
- Palokhari28 people
- Karmatanr27 people
- Pirhakatha27 people
- Topaia27 people

[All 257 villages in Bengabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bengabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Astha?815312
- How far is Astha from Giridih?8 km by road
- What is the population of Astha?28 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astha in?Giridih district (Bengabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Astha?96.0% (Census 2011)