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About Asraha Village

Asraha is one of the larger villages in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,499, made up of 4,302 males and 4,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847121
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 8,499
Male Population 4,302
Female Population 4,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Asraha compares

By the 2011 count Asraha is the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Asraha

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

How far is Asraha from other places

Asraha lies about 38 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjharpur Bazar, about 2.7 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 Asraha
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Jhanjharpur Bazar 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 31 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 38 km

Villages closest to Asraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asraha village had a population of 8,499. That makes it the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Asraha village has 4,302 males and 4,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asraha has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Asraha is 847121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asraha covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asraha falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asraha is Jhanjharpur Bazar, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Asraha.

Asraha is about 38 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asraha is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Jhanjhārpur is about 2.6 km away. Jhanjharpur Bazar is about 2.7 km away. Keotiranway is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratauli (4.6 km), Barahi Abuara (5.6 km) and Sarjapur (7.5 km).

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

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