# Asanbani Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Asanbani

Asanbani is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,636 people in 363 households**, the 20th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,636people (2011)
- 363households
- 71.6%literacy
- 831202PIN code

## Asanbani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asanbani is 831202.** Asanbani falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831202
- Gram panchayatAsanbani
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363632

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

## How far is Asanbani from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)24 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 Asanbani?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Asanbani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bamangora
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Asanbani known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 100% of the 150 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 Asanbani

Of every 100 households in Asanbani in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asanbani · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**83%

Use banking services ****83%**

**34%

Television ****27%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Asanbani?

■ Asanbani · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**949

Working population ****31.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 57.3% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (27%) · **■** Marginal 361 (70%)

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 Potka

- Pauri1,804 people
- Poradiha1,796 people
- Potka1,770 people
- Rajdoha1,724 people
- Durku1,617 people
- Kala Pathar1,616 people
- Sangram1,520 people
- Gitilata1,499 people

[All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asanbani?831202
- How far is Asanbani from Jamshedpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Asanbani?1,636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asanbani in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Asanbani?71.6% (Census 2011)