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About Asia Village

Asia is a small village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 156 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Pincode 804451
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 156
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Asia compares

By the 2011 count Asia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Asia

Asia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asia 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 Asia from other places

Asia lies about 28 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 4.5 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 Asia
Nearest railway station Gawaspur 4.5 km
Nearest town Hilsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 28 km
District headquarters Nalanda 28 km

Villages closest to Asia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Asia

As per the Census of India 2011, Asia village had a population of 302. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Asia village has 156 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asia has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Asia is 804451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asia covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asia falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asia is Gawaspur, about 4.5 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 Asia.

Asia is about 28 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asia is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Gawaspur is about 4.5 km away. Hilsa is about 12 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abupur (under 2 km), Binsa (under 2 km) and Kandhauli (1.5 km).

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

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