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About Asodhan Village

Asodhan is a large village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,363, made up of 1,211 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares.

Asodhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asodhan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 2,363
Male Population 1,211
Female Population 1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Asodhan compares

By the 2011 count Asodhan is the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Asodhan

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

Asodhan lies about 147 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about under 2 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 Asodhan
Nearest railway station Harnagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 14 km
Nearest town Benipur 23 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 147 km

Villages closest to Asodhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asodhan village had a population of 2,363. That makes it the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents.

Asodhan village has 1,211 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asodhan has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Asodhan covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asodhan falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asodhan is Harnagar, about under 2 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 Asodhan.

Asodhan is about 147 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asodhan is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Harnagar is about under 2 km away. Jagdishpur is about 14 km away. Benipur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asodhar (under 2 km), Hardiya (3.3 km) and Bariar Patti (5.7 km).

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

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