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About Asalatganj Village

Asalatganj is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 114 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asalatganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asalatganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 854116
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 114
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asalatganj compares

By the 2011 count Asalatganj is the 181st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Asalatganj

Asalatganj is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Asalatganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Asalatganj from other places

Asalatganj lies about 22 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 2.8 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 Asalatganj
Nearest railway station Dilli Dewan Ganj 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 12 km
Nearest town Manihāri 20 km
District headquarters Katihar 22 km

Villages closest to Asalatganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asalatganj village had a population of 204. That makes it the 181st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Asalatganj village has 114 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asalatganj has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Asalatganj is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asalatganj covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asalatganj falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asalatganj is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Asalatganj.

Asalatganj is about 22 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asalatganj is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Dilli Dewan Ganj is about 2.8 km away. Azamnagar is about 12 km away. Manihāri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imamnagar (under 2 km), Hat Baraul (2.2 km) and Khangawan (2.9 km).

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

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