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About Asman Village

Asman is a large village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,308, made up of 1,736 males and 1,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares.

Asman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asman village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 3,308
Male Population 1,736
Female Population 1,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Asman compares

By the 2011 count Asman is the 19th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Asman

Asman is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Asman as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Asman from other places

Asman lies about 34 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 11 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 Asman
Nearest railway station Biraul 11 km
Nearest town Benipur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan 34 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 34 km

Villages closest to Asman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan 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 Asman

As per the Census of India 2011, Asman village had a population of 3,308. That makes it the 19th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Asman village has 1,736 males and 1,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asman has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Asman covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asman falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asman is Biraul, about 11 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 village for Asman.

Asman is about 34 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asman is in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 11 km away. Benipur is about 15 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barna (6.1 km), Aurahi (10 km) and Mahri (12 km).

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

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