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About Asuri Village

Asuri is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 586 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Pincode 854318
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 586
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asuri compares

By the 2011 count Asuri is the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Asuri

Asuri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Asuri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Asuri from other places

Asuri lies about 28 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 7.4 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 Asuri
Nearest town Shahbazpur 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 7.4 km
District headquarters Araria 28 km

Villages closest to Asuri

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

Common questions about Asuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Asuri village had a population of 1,171. That makes it the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Asuri village has 586 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asuri has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Asuri is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asuri covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asuri falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asuri is Forbesganj Junction, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance for Asuri.

Asuri is about 28 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asuri is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 5.0 km away. Forbesganj is about 6.9 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramganj (under 2 km), Amgachhi (1.7 km) and Kusamaha (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Asuri today is likely to be higher.

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