Village · Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum # Asanbani Asanbani is a village in Gurbandha sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 481 people in 103 households, the 35th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 481 people (2011) - 103 households - 57.2% literacy - 1,110 females per 1,000 males ## Asanbani PIN code and other codes Asanbani falls in Gurbandha sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - Community development block Gurbandha - Census village code 364159 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Asanbani from nearby towns? - Jamshedpur (district HQ) 51 km by road - Jugsalai (nearest town) 53 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Asanbani? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Asanbani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Madhbhandar - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dhalbhumgarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ghatshila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Asanbani known for? The main crops are rice. About 76% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Asanbani Of every 100 households in Asanbani in 2011, 69 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Asanbani · ■ Gurbandha rural average - Electricity for lighting 69% 68% - Toilet within the home 0% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 98% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 18% 45% - Television 6% 6% - Mobile phone 24% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 19% 20% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Asanbani? ■ Asanbani · ■ Gurbandha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.2% 55.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1110 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 933 - Working population 60.3% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 45.3% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 9 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 134 (46%) · ■ Household industry 18 (6%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 128 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gurbandha - Tal Pathar Para 544 people - Kenduapal 512 people - Larkabasa 508 people - Gura 498 people - Makri 466 people - Jambani 457 people - Muchrishol 439 people - Paharpur 402 people All 93 villages in Gurbandha ## Quick answers - How far is Asanbani from Jamshedpur? 51 km by road - What is the population of Asanbani? 481 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asanbani in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Gurbandha sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Asanbani? 57.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/gurbandha/asanbani-364159/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.