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About Asura Village

Asura is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,630, made up of 1,371 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 246.34 hectares
Population 2,630
Male Population 1,371
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asura compares

By the 2011 count Asura is the 33rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 246.34 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Asura

Asura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asura from other places

Asura lies about 26 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 25 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 Asura
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 7.5 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Tauheed 25 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 26 km

Villages closest to Asura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asura village had a population of 2,630. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Asura village has 1,371 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asura has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Asura is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asura covers 246.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asura falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asura is Tauheed, about 25 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Asura.

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

Asura is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 7.5 km away. Bahādurganj is about 12 km away. Tauheed is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lator (under 2 km), Singhari (2.1 km) and Jiwanpur (2.4 km).

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

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