# Astakoyali Village, Dumaria, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Dumaria, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Astakoyali

Astakoyali is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,275 people in 260 households**, the 11th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,275people (2011)
- 260households
- 61.0%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Astakoyali PIN code and other codes

Astakoyali falls in Dumaria sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatAasta Kowali
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code363963

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

## How far is Astakoyali from nearby towns?

- Dumariya (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Purbi Singhbhum (district HQ)68 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)68 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 Astakoyali?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Astakoyali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhalupatara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Astakoyali known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 45% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Astakoyali

Of every 100 households in Astakoyali in 2011, 64 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astakoyali · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****83%**

**73%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

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 Astakoyali?

■ Astakoyali · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**940

Working population ****37.1%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 369 (78%)

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 Dumaria

- Palashbani1,562 people
- Dumariya1,507 people
- Bara Botla1,445 people
- Khayerbani1,285 people
- Kundaloka1,265 people
- Bara Asthi1,239 people
- Kenduya1,061 people
- Chaidiha1,018 people

[All 90 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Astakoyali from Purbi Singhbhum?68 km by road
- What is the population of Astakoyali?1,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astakoyali in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Dumaria sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Astakoyali?61.0% (Census 2011)