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About Asrafpur Village

Asrafpur is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 788 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asrafpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asrafpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847306
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 788
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Asrafpur compares

By the 2011 count Asrafpur is the 49th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Asrafpur

The census records public bus service for Asrafpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Asrafpur from other places

Asrafpur lies about 26 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 16 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 Asrafpur
Nearest town Benipur 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Manigachi 16 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 31 km

Villages closest to Asrafpur

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 Asrafpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Asrafpur village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 49th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Asrafpur village has 788 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asrafpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Asrafpur is 847306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asrafpur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asrafpur falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asrafpur is Manigachi, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Asrafpur.

Asrafpur is about 26 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asrafpur is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 2.0 km away. Manigachi is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwatpur (under 2 km), Kishunpur (2.2 km) and Chak Ajam (8.8 km).

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

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