# Asola Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/asola/ Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara # Asola Asola is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,827 people in 450 households**, the 18th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 1,827people (2011) - 450households - 78.5%literacy - 1,032females per 1,000 males ## Asola PIN code and other codes Asola falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLakhandur - Census village code537504 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asola from nearby towns? - Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)75 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)20 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 Asola? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Asola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakhandur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lakhandur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Asola known for? About 88% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Asola Of every 100 households in Asola in 2011, 74 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Asola · ■ Lakhandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **75% Toilet within the home ****45%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **46% Tap water ****62%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****63%** **59% Television ****27%** **29% Mobile phone ****34%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **24% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Asola? ■ Asola · ■ Lakhandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692** **966 Working population ****59.7%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 69.1% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 357 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 446 (41%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (5%) · **■** Marginal 227 (21%) 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 Lakhandur - Kudegaon2,283 people - Barwha2,281 people - Tawasi2,119 people - Irali Dambi1,928 people - Tai Bk.1,759 people - Belati1,674 people - Opara1,643 people - Rajani1,643 people [All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Asola from Bhandara?75 km by road - What is the population of Asola?1,827 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asola in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Asola?78.5% (Census 2011)