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About Asia Village

Asia is a small village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 97 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Asia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 97
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Asia compares

By the 2011 count Asia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Asia

Asia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Asia 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 Asia from other places

Asia lies about 35 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 3.1 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 Asia
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 8.7 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 35 km

Villages closest to Asia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asia village had a population of 188. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Asia village has 97 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asia has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Asia covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asia falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asia is Ismailpur, about 3.1 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 Asia.

Asia is about 35 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asia is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ismailpur is about 3.1 km away. Rafiganj is about 8.7 km away. Aurangabad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamharia (under 2 km), Gamhariya (under 2 km) and Bhatkurha (under 2 km).

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

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