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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MARIYAM BIBI
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- LGD code
- 366303
- Pincode
- 822122
- Post office
- Panki (Palamau)
- Population
- 235
- Households
- 58
- Literacy rate
- 28.5%
- Sex ratio
- 895 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 25
Census 2011 · in context
How Asarhia compares
By population, Asarhia ranks #143 of 200 villages in Panki mandal.
Literacy rate
%
28.5%
−18.5% vs mandal average
- Asarhia
- 28.5%
- Panki mandal
- 47.0%
- Palamu district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
895
−60 vs mandal average
- Asarhia
- 895
- Panki mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
4.1
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Asarhia
- 4.1
- Panki mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Asarhia at a glance
Asarhia is a village of 235 people in 58 households (Census 2011) in Panki block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 143rd-largest of 200 villages in Panki block. Literacy is 29%, 19 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 895 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 822122, served by Panki (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 366303. The sarpanch is MARIYAM BIBI. The population is estimated at 277 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asarhia · this village | 235 | 29% | — |
| Sakaldeepa · Panki | 1,505 | 44% | — |
| Chanpi Khurd · Panki | 841 | 31% | — |
| Chanpi Kalan · Panki | 551 | 44% | — |
| Phulwaria · Panki | 527 | 30% | — |
| Khapar Manda · Panki | 469 | 28% | — |
| Chandwar · Panki | 381 | 32% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Asarhia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DALTONGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 59
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 59
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAKALDIPA
- Total area (ha)
- 27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.41
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Asarhia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Asarhia
- LGD code
- 366303
- Pincode
- 822122
- Post office
- Panki (Palamau)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 235
- Population (projected 2026)
- 277
- Households
- 58
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 895
- Literacy rate
- 28.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MARIYAM BIBI
- Block / Mandal
- Panki
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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