Desna, Asthawan

Desna (दसना) is a village located in the Asthawan Anchal of Nalanda district of Bihar. The village falls in Asthawan block and comes under Andi Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Desna is 4 thousands out of which 2.1 thousands are males and rest 1.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 923 females per 1000 males. There are around 699 teenagers in Desna. It has literacy rate of 49% which means around 2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.7 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 3 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 646 households in Desna, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 1 thousands. The pincode of Desna is 803116 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Rajgir Sub Post office
• Goror Branch Post office
• Laranpur Branch Post office
• Molanachak Branch Post office
• Molanadih Branch Post office

Schools

Desna has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Utkramit Middle School Harijan Desna
• Utkramit Middle School Urdu Desna Asthawan

Hospitals

Desna has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Nahub Sub-Center
• Kharjamma Sub-Center
• Birjubigha Sub-Center
• Sithoura Sub-Center
• Katari Sub-Center

Banks

Desna has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Pilkhi
• Bank of Baroda Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar
• Central Bank of India Rajgir
• HDFC Bank Rajgir
• State Bank of India Rajgir