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About Asiani Village

Asiani is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,666, made up of 1,897 males and 1,769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares.

Asiani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asiani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 400 hectares
Population 3,666
Male Population 1,897
Female Population 1,769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Asiani compares

By the 2011 count Asiani is the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Asiani

Asiani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Asiani 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asiani from other places

Asiani lies about 42 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 20 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 Asiani
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 18 km
Nearest railway station Kanki 20 km
Nearest town Arāria 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 42 km

Villages closest to Asiani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asiani village had a population of 3,666. That makes it the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Asiani village has 1,897 males and 1,769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asiani has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Asiani covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asiani falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asiani is Kanki, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Asiani.

Asiani is about 42 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asiani is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Baisa is about 18 km away. Kanki is about 20 km away. Arāria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingu (1.8 km), Uphrail (1.9 km) and Sukarna (2.4 km).

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

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