# Aswa Village, Barkagaon, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Barkagaon, Hazaribagh 

# Aswa

Aswa is a village in Barkagaon sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825311**. The 2011 Census counted **1,142 people in 226 households**, the 43rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,142people (2011)
- 226households
- 51.7%literacy
- 825311PIN code

## Aswa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aswa is 825311.** Aswa falls in Barkagaon sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825311
- Gram panchayatPotanga
- Community development blockBarkagaon
- Census village code368866

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

## How far is Aswa from nearby towns?

- Barkagaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hazaribagh (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town)45 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 Aswa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Aswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barkagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hajaribhag
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Aswa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 12% of the 686 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Aswa

Of every 100 households in Aswa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aswa · ■ Barkagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

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

**20%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**37%

Use banking services ****32%**

**56%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Aswa?

■ Aswa · ■ Barkagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**929

Working population ****39.5%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 42.0% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 198 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (15%) · **■** Marginal 179 (40%)

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 Barkagaon

- Ambajit1,221 people
- Ronhe Alias Paseria1,208 people
- Lurunga1,194 people
- Sonpura1,144 people
- Mirzapur1,127 people
- Babu Balia1,115 people
- Churchu1,057 people
- Rautpara1,018 people

[All 83 villages in Barkagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkagaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aswa?825311
- How far is Aswa from Hazaribagh?45 km by road
- What is the population of Aswa?1,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aswa in?Hazaribagh district (Barkagaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Aswa?51.7% (Census 2011)