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About Asthua Village

Asthua is a large village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,623, made up of 1,851 males and 1,772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asthua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Pincode 847104
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 3,623
Male Population 1,851
Female Population 1,772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Asthua compares

By the 2011 count Asthua is the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Asthua

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

Asthua lies about 34 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 1.7 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 Asthua
Nearest railway station Vishnupur Bathua Halt 1.7 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 29 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 34 km

Villages closest to Asthua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asthua village had a population of 3,623. That makes it the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Asthua village has 1,851 males and 1,772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asthua has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Asthua is 847104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asthua covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asthua falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asthua is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 1.7 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 Asthua.

Asthua 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.

Asthua is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Vishnupur Bathua Halt is about 1.7 km away. Samāstipur is about 14 km away. Singhwara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura (under 2 km), Gaura Buzurg (under 2 km) and Balaha (4.3 km).

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

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