# Asokhar Village, Gormi, Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/gormi/asokhar/ Village · Gormi, Bhind # Asokhar Asokhar is a village in Gormi sub-district of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,558 people in 306 households**, the 27th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%. - 1,558people (2011) - 306households - 74.4%literacy - 868females per 1,000 males ## Asokhar PIN code and other codes Asokhar falls in Gormi sub-district, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMehgaon - Census village code453205 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asokhar from nearby towns? - Gormi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Bhind (district HQ)30 km by road - Mehgaon (nearest town)6 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 Asokhar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Asokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 school5–10 km · Mehgaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mehgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Asokhar known for? The main crops are **mustard, wheat and masoor**. About 89% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Asokhar Of every 100 households in Asokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Asokhar · ■ Gormi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **15% Toilet within the home ****5%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****23%** **27% Television ****18%** **15% Mobile phone ****37%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****56%** **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 Asokhar? ■ Asokhar · ■ Gormi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **76.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **822 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **802 Working population ****30.6%** **28.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 59.0% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 122 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (35%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 161 (34%) 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 Gormi - Kot1,695 people - Sunarpura1,677 people - Chapra1,665 people - Hasanpura1,622 people - Khokipura1,547 people - Pratapura1,514 people - Didona1,459 people - Arelekapura1,379 people [All 62 villages in Gormi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/gormi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Asokhar from Bhind?30 km by road - What is the population of Asokhar?1,558 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asokhar in?Bhind district (Gormi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Asokhar?74.4% (Census 2011)