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About Asanha Village

Asanha is a large village in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,146, made up of 1,658 males and 1,488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares.

Asanha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Bausi
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 3,146
Male Population 1,658
Female Population 1,488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asanha compares

By the 2011 count Asanha is the 20th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Asanha

Asanha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Asanha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asanha from other places

Asanha lies about 32 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 15 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 Asanha
Nearest railway station Ghogha 15 km
Nearest town Purāini 19 km
District headquarters Banka 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Bausi 33 km

Villages closest to Asanha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanha village had a population of 3,146. That makes it the 20th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Asanha village has 1,658 males and 1,488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Asanha covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asanha falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asanha is Ghogha, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Asanha.

Asanha is about 32 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asanha is in Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 19 km away. Banka is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokula Tola Pararia (5.9 km), Bishun Pur (7.1 km) and Gokula Tola Bishunpur (7.1 km).

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

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