About Asia Village

Asia is a mid sized village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,928, made up of 1,038 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Gaighat
Pincode	843118
Area (hectares)	83.8 hectares
Population	1,928
Male Population	1,038
Female Population	890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
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 Asia compares

By the 2011 count Asia is the 46th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 83.8 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Asia

Asia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Asia 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 Asia from other places

Asia lies about 124 km from Muzaffarpur. 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 Asia
Nearest town	Mairwa	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaighat	21 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	124 km

Villages closest to Asia

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

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Common questions about Asia

As per the Census of India 2011, Asia village had a population of 1,928. That makes it the 46th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Asia village has 1,038 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asia has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Asia is 843118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asia covers 83.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asia falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Asia notes the nearest railway station 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 Asia.

Asia is about 124 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asia is in Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Mairwa is about 3.5 km away. Gaighat is about 21 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.