# Astia Village, Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj 

# Astia

Astia is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757031**. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 193 households**, the 44th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 753people (2011)
- 193households
- 45.6%literacy
- 757031PIN code

## Astia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Astia is 757031.** Astia falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757031
- Gram panchayatSirsha
- Community development blockSaraskana
- Census village code388000

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

## How far is Astia from nearby towns?

- Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)37 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town)35 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 Astia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Astia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jharpokhria
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jharpokhria
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jharpokhria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 21 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 Astia known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 63% of the 134 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 Astia

Of every 100 households in Astia in 2011, 7 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astia · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****79%**

**55%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Astia?

■ Astia · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.6%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**941

Working population ****62.5%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 33.2% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 455 (97%)

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 Jharpokharia

- Baghajhampa783 people
- Ichinda773 people
- Kapadiha768 people
- Kalapani762 people
- Dighi748 people
- Kasiabeda725 people
- Badchatra700 people
- Punasia647 people

[All 199 villages in Jharpokharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Astia?757031
- How far is Astia from Baripada?37 km by road
- What is the population of Astia?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astia in?Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Astia?45.6% (Census 2011)