# Asura Village, Jhinkpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/jhinkpani/asura/ Village · Jhinkpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Asura Asura is a village in Jhinkpani sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,112 people in 623 households**, the 2nd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 3,112people (2011) - 623households - 52.0%literacy - 833201PIN code ## Asura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asura is 833201.** Asura falls in Jhinkpani sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833201 - Gram panchayatAsura - Community development blockJhinkpani - Census village code378276 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asura from nearby towns? - Jhinkpani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)12 km by road - Chaibasa (nearest town)12 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 Asura? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Asura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 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 Asura known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 26% of the 1,011 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Asura Of every 100 households in Asura in 2011, 44 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Asura · ■ Jhinkpani rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **52% Toilet within the home ****3%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****28%** **39% Television ****10%** **7% Mobile phone ****23%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Asura? ■ Asura · ■ Jhinkpani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116** **1051 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1198** **990 Working population ****43.5%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 40.1% for women. 51% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (14%) · **■** Household industry 82 (6%) · **■** Other work 337 (25%) · **■** Marginal 487 (36%) 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 Jhinkpani - Nawaganw3,820 people - Choya3,001 people - Gura2,774 people - Basahatu2,182 people - Tutugutu2,015 people [All 27 villages in Jhinkpani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/jhinkpani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asura?833201 - How far is Asura from Chaibasa?12 km by road - What is the population of Asura?3,112 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asura in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Jhinkpani sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Asura?52.0% (Census 2011)