# Astak Village, Dhusuri, Bhadrak (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhusuri, Bhadrak 

# Astak

Astak is a village in Dhusuri sub-district of Bhadrak district, Odisha, PIN code **755036**. The 2011 Census counted **2,433 people in 512 households**, the 14th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 2,433people (2011)
- 512households
- 88.5%literacy
- 755036PIN code

## Astak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Astak is 755036.** Astak falls in Dhusuri sub-district, Bhadrak district, Odisha.

- PIN code755036
- Gram panchayatHasanabad
- Community development blockDhamanagar
- Census village code395286

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

## How far is Astak from nearby towns?

- Dhusuri (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhadrak (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)48 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 Astak?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Astak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palasahi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palasahi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasahi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Astak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 242 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 Astak

Of every 100 households in Astak in 2011, 40 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astak · ■ Dhusuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****25%**

**39%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

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 Astak?

■ Astak · ■ Dhusuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****734**

**960

Working population ****32.1%**

**29.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 82.2% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (41%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (12%) · **■** Marginal 128 (16%)

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 Dhusuri

- Bhatasahi2,967 people
- Khaparapada2,890 people
- Falapur2,688 people
- Aradi2,462 people
- Fatepur2,303 people
- Pachhalo2,239 people
- Kasimpur2,206 people
- Raipur2,159 people

[All 84 villages in Dhusuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bhadrak/dhusuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Astak?755036
- How far is Astak from Bhadrak?35 km by road
- What is the population of Astak?2,433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astak in?Bhadrak district (Dhusuri sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Astak?88.5% (Census 2011)