What is "asthawan"

' Asthawan Vidhan Sabha constituency' is one of 243 legislative assembly of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of Nalanda lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Islampur, Harnaut, Hilsa, Nalanda, Biharsharif and Rajgir.

Asthawan is one of 20 Blocks located in Nalanda district in rural Bihar. According to the administration register, the block code of Asthawan is 373. The block has 59 villages and there are total 27,006 families in the Block.