Asurbandh | |
Other Name: | Nimiaghat |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
Coordinates: | 23.9234°N 86.0441°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Giridih |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 4,098 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Dumri, Giridih (community development block)#Language and religion) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 815312 (Bengabad) |
Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
Area Code: | 06552 |
Registration Plate: | JH 11 |
Asurbandh is a village in the Dumri CD block in the Dumri subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Asurbandh is located at 23.9234°N 86.0441°W.
Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. [1] [2] [3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Asurbandh had a total population of 4,098, of which 2,115 (52%) were males and 1,983 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 678. The total number of literate persons in Asurbandh was 2,266 (66.26% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Nimiyaghat police station, located in Asurbandh, has jurisdiction over the Dumri CD block.[5]
Asurbandh is on Dumri-Bermo-Jaina Road, off NH 19 (old NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road. Nimiaghat railway station on the Grand Chord is located nearby.[6]