Asta Kandar, Sikaripara
Asta Kandar is a village located in the Shikaripara Subdivision of Dumka district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Sikaripara block and comes under Banspahari Gram Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Asta Kandar is 642 out of which 316 are males and rest 326 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1032 females per 1000 males. There are around 93 teenagers in Asta Kandar. It has literacy rate of 32% which means around 207 persons can read and write. Total 61 people belonging to scheduled caste and 581 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 143 households in Asta Kandar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 198. The pincode of Asta Kandar is 816118 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Shikaripara Sub Post office
- Asanbani Branch Post office
- Pratappur Branch Post office
- RB Palasi Branch Post office
- Barmasia Branch Post office
Schools
Asta Kandar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- St Mary Middle School Asanbani
- St.Rita M.School
- Shikaripara Inter College
- Govt +2 High School Shikaripara
- Upgrade Govt High School Dhaka
Hospitals
Asta Kandar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Dhanghra
- Health Sub-Center Simltuti
- Health Sub-Center Saraidaha
- Health Sub-Center Rajbandh
- Health Sub-Center Pratappur
Banks
Asta Kandar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.