About Ashalu Village

Ashalu is a small village in Mahur tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 167 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788830, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashalu village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Dima Hasao
Tehsil	Mahur
Pincode	788830
Area (hectares)	434.81 hectares
Population	362
Male Population	167
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,168
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashalu compares

By the 2011 count Ashalu is the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 245 residents. Its 434.81 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Ashalu

Ashalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashalu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashalu from other places

Ashalu lies about 14 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Phiding, about 4.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ashalu
Nearest railway station	Phiding	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahur	6.5 km
District headquarters	Dima Hasao	14 km
Nearest town	Hāflong	16 km

Villages closest to Ashalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ashalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashalu village had a population of 362. That makes it the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 245 residents.

Ashalu village has 167 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashalu has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Ashalu is 788830. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashalu covers 434.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ashalu falls under Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Ashalu is Phiding, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ashalu.

Ashalu is about 14 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashalu is in Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Phiding is about 4.0 km away. Mahur is about 6.5 km away. Dima Hasao is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.