Geographic Location of Asta Kandar

The village Asta Kandar is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Banspahari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 55 kilometers away from Asta Kandar.

Travel and Communication for Asta Kandar

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Asta Kandar

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A brief summary of available data for Asta Kandar is given below:

Social Structure of Asta Kandar

As per available data from the year 2009, 525 persons live in 117 house holds in the village Asta Kandar. There are 267 female individuals and 258 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.86% and males constitute 49.14% of the total population.

There are 50 scheduled castes persons of which 25 are females and 25 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.52% of the total population.

There are 475 scheduled tribes persons of which 242 are females and 233 are males. Females constitute 50.95% and males constitute 49.05% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 90.48% of the total population.

Population density of Asta Kandar is 259.9 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Asta Kandar

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Total area of Asta Kandar is 202 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 75.88 ha. About 68.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.5 ha is irrigated area. About 4.5 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 23.17 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.15 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.68 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 6.22 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 4.78 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.11 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 39.99 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Asta Kandar

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a government primary school in the village Asta Kandar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Banspahari, which is less than 5 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

Colleges in Asta Kandar

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

Other Educational Facilities in Asta Kandar

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

Healthcare Facilities in Asta Kandar

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Asta Kandar.

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