About Askhap Village

Askhap is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 283 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askhap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Barun
Pincode	824124
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	551
Male Population	283
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Askhap compares

By the 2011 count Askhap is the 117th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Askhap

Askhap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Askhap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Askhap from other places

Askhap lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 8.1 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 Askhap
Nearest railway station	Chirailla Pauthu	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barun	12 km
Nearest town	Madhurampur Dehri	13 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	21 km

Villages closest to Askhap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Askhap village had a population of 551. That makes it the 117th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Askhap village has 283 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askhap has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Askhap is 824124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Askhap covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Askhap falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Askhap is Chirailla Pauthu, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Askhap.

Askhap is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Askhap is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chirailla Pauthu is about 8.1 km away. Barun is about 12 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.