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About Ashrafganj Village

Ashrafganj is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 635 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashrafganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashrafganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Pincode 804452
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 635
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ashrafganj compares

By the 2011 count Ashrafganj is the 62nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Ashrafganj

The census records public bus service for Ashrafganj as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashrafganj from other places

Ashrafganj lies about 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 2.3 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 Ashrafganj
Nearest railway station Taregna 2.3 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 6.9 km
District headquarters Patna 28 km

Villages closest to Ashrafganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashrafganj village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Ashrafganj village has 635 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashrafganj has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Ashrafganj is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashrafganj covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ashrafganj falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ashrafganj is Taregna, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ashrafganj.

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

Ashrafganj is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Taregna is about 2.3 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 2.8 km away. Dhanarua is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barni (under 2 km), Chistipur (under 2 km) and Keorha (1.8 km).

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

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