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About Asabhag Village

Asabhag is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,660, made up of 1,405 males and 1,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asabhag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asabhag village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Kursakatta
Pincode 854331
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 2,660
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Asabhag compares

By the 2011 count Asabhag is the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Asabhag

Asabhag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Asabhag 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 Asabhag from other places

Asabhag lies about 28 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 12 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 Asabhag
Nearest town Shahbazpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Jogbani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kursakatta 28 km
District headquarters Araria 28 km

Villages closest to Asabhag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asabhag village had a population of 2,660. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Asabhag village has 1,405 males and 1,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asabhag has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Asabhag is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asabhag covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asabhag falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asabhag is Jogbani, about 12 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 Asabhag.

Asabhag 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.

Asabhag is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 10 km away. Jogbani is about 12 km away. Kursakatta is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batraha (under 2 km), Chaita (1.6 km) and Rajaula (2.5 km).

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

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