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About Asogwa Village

Asogwa is a mid sized village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 317 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asogwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asogwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Mainatanr
Pincode 845306
Area (hectares) 232.3 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 317
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asogwa compares

By the 2011 count Asogwa is the 80th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 232.3 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Asogwa

Asogwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Asogwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Asogwa from other places

Asogwa lies about 19 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 7.0 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 Asogwa
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Gokhula 7.0 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 19 km

Villages closest to Asogwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asogwa village had a population of 609. That makes it the 80th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Asogwa village has 317 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asogwa has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Asogwa is 845306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asogwa covers 232.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asogwa falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asogwa is Gokhula, about 7.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Asogwa.

Asogwa is about 19 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asogwa is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Mainatanr is about 4.7 km away. Gokhula is about 7.0 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra Santpur (under 2 km), Lipni (under 2 km) and Bastha (1.7 km).

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

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