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About Ashrafpur Village

Ashrafpur is a mid sized village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,836, made up of 968 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashrafpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashrafpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Pincode 801305
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 1,836
Male Population 968
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ashrafpur compares

By the 2011 count Ashrafpur is the 20th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 17 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 913.

Getting to Ashrafpur

Ashrafpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashrafpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashrafpur from other places

Ashrafpur lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Singriawan, about 3.5 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 Ashrafpur
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Singriawan 3.5 km
Nearest town Hilsa 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Ashrafpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagar Nausa 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 Ashrafpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashrafpur village had a population of 1,836. That makes it the 20th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Ashrafpur village has 968 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashrafpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Ashrafpur is 801305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashrafpur covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ashrafpur falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ashrafpur is Singriawan, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ashrafpur.

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

Ashrafpur is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Nagar Nausa is about 2.6 km away. Singriawan is about 3.5 km away. Hilsa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ariawan (under 2 km), Akhtiarpur (under 2 km) and Nagar Nahusa (2.6 km).

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

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