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Bihar plans nine jaggery units in Muzaffarpur to support sugarcane farmers
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MG
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
md. gulam rasul ansari
Contact: 93****7673
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- LGD code
- 229611
- Pincode
- 843119
- Post office
- Silout
- Population
- 699
- Households
- 138
- Literacy rate
- 45.6%
- Sex ratio
- 874 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 275
Census 2011 · in context
How Asapur Bhawani compares
By population, Asapur Bhawani ranks #132 of 166 villages in Kurhani mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.6%
−8.3% vs mandal average
- Asapur Bhawani
- 45.6%
- Kurhani mandal
- 53.9%
- Muzaffarpur district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
−17 vs mandal average
- Asapur Bhawani
- 874
- Kurhani mandal
- 891
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Asapur Bhawani
- 5.1
- Kurhani mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Asapur Bhawani at a glance
Asapur Bhawani is a village of 699 people in 138 households (Census 2011) in Kurhani block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 132nd-largest of 166 villages in Kurhani block. Literacy is 46%, 8 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843119, served by Silout post office; the LGD village code is 229611. The sarpanch is md. gulam rasul ansari, and the village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 824 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asapur Bhawani · this village | 699 | 46% | — |
| Sonbarsa Shah · Kurhani | 5,768 | 56% | — |
| Sonbarsa Dih · Kurhani | 1,808 | 64% | — |
| Mohammadpur Alam · Kurhani | 1,585 | 60% | — |
| Godni · Kurhani | 1,160 | 47% | — |
| Sonbarsa Ahmad · Kurhani | 789 | 59% | — |
| Habibpatti · Kurhani | 516 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Asapur Bhawani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Harishankar maniyari
- Total area (ha)
- 40.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 16.88
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Asapur Bhawani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Asapur Bhawani
- LGD code
- 229611
- Pincode
- 843119
- Post office
- Silout
- Population (Census 2011)
- 699
- Population (projected 2026)
- 824
- Households
- 138
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 874
- Literacy rate
- 45.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alamnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Narayan Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- md. gulam rasul ansari
- Block / Mandal
- Kurhani
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843119
- Mahanth ManiariKurhani mandal14,377 pop
- Raghunathpur Madhuban Urf Kaman ChhapraKurhani mandal7,139 pop
- AmrakhKurhani mandal6,514 pop
- Jagdishpur BaghnagriSakra mandal6,344 pop
- ChhitrauliKurhani mandal6,231 pop
- Sonbarsa ShahKurhani mandal5,768 pop
- PaighambarpurSakra mandal5,037 pop
- PadmaulKurhani mandal4,946 pop
- ChainpurKurhani mandal4,504 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Asapur Bhawani
Other villages in Kurhani mandal
View all 60+ →- Chhajan Harshankar
- Mahanth Maniari
- Turki
- Kurhani
- Shakrisaraiya
- Kharauna Dih
- Kerwan Dih
- Ladauar
- Jarhua
- Sumera Urf Afzalpur Madho
- Raghunathpur Madhuban Urf Kaman Chhapra
- Basauli
- Amrakh
- Chhitrauli
- Kishunpur Madhuban
- Chandrahati
- Gauraia
- Sonbarsa Shah
- Tarsan Kishuni
- Kafain Daria Chhapra
- Shahpur Mircha
- Padmaul
- Madhopur Susta
- Bangra Bansidhar
- Kishunpur Mohan
- Chapki
- Balra Kishun
- Chainpur
- Dubahi
- Parkhotimpur
- Moraul Urf Mor Nisf
- Pakauli
- Harshankarpur Maniari
- Thatia Garh Goriari
- Ratnauli
- Sumera
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)