Asana Population, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Asana is a village situated in Gobindpur block of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 311 families residing in the village Asana. The total population of Asana is 1,678 out of which 848 are males and 830 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Asana is 979.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Asana village is 292 which is 17% of the total population. There are 151 male children and 141 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Asana is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (979) of Asana village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Asana is 64.1%. Thus Asana village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.2% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 79.77% and the female literacy rate is 48.33% in Asana village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Asana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Asana Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Asana village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 292 | 151 | 141 |
| Literacy | 64.14% | 79.77% | 48.33% |
| Scheduled Caste | 96 | 42 | 54 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 261 | 130 | 131 |
| Illiterate | 789 | 292 | 497 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.6% of total population in Asana village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Asana village out of total population, 659 were engaged in work activities. 36.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 659 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 240 | 200 | 40 |
| Cultivators | 60 | 48 | 12 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 30 | 26 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 136 | 117 | 19 |
| Marginal Workers | 419 | 242 | 177 |
| Non Working | 1,019 | 406 | 613 |
Nearby Villages to Asana,
Below are the list of villages near Asana village in Gobindpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Metayala | 2,266 |
| Bardahi | 1,518 |
| Nero | 1,343 |
| Tilabani | 1,925 |
| Ramchandarpur | 298 |
| Bagdudih | 1,329 |
| Tola Deuli Alias Bargidih | 1,494 |
| Jhilua | 539 |
| Deuli | 1,802 |
| Jodhadih | 345 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Asana, Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Wikipedia