# Asura Village, Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Asura

Asura is a village in Kharsawan sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833220**. The 2011 Census counted **699 people in 135 households**, the 47th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 699people (2011)
- 135households
- 65.5%literacy
- 833220PIN code

## Asura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asura is 833220.** Asura falls in Kharsawan sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833220
- Gram panchayatBurudih
- Community development blockKharsawan
- Census village code378738

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?

- Kharsawan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Seraikela Kharsawan (district HQ)13 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)10 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Asura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharsawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 76% of the 93 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 Asura

Of every 100 households in Asura in 2011, 66 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asura · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**74%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****70%**

**71%

Television ****34%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

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 Asura?

■ Asura · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**947

Working population ****32.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 55.0% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (27%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Kharsawan

- Gajudih741 people
- Bara Sargidih737 people
- Boragaon716 people
- Telangjari709 people
- Tirildih683 people
- Sandeburu670 people
- Bardah665 people
- Khelarisai665 people

[All 134 villages in Kharsawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kharsawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asura?833220
- How far is Asura from Seraikela Kharsawan?13 km by road
- What is the population of Asura?699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asura in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kharsawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Asura?65.5% (Census 2011)