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About Asja Mawaia Village

Asja Mawaia is one of the larger villages in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,199, made up of 4,778 males and 4,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asja Mawaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asja Mawaia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 485 hectares
Population 9,199
Male Population 4,778
Female Population 4,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asja Mawaia compares

By the 2011 count Asja Mawaia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 485 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Asja Mawaia

Asja Mawaia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asja Mawaia as Available within village. 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 Asja Mawaia from other places

Asja Mawaia lies about 31 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 11 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 Asja Mawaia
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 31 km

Villages closest to Asja Mawaia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisi 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 Asja Mawaia

As per the Census of India 2011, Asja Mawaia village had a population of 9,199. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Asja Mawaia village has 4,778 males and 4,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asja Mawaia has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Asja Mawaia is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asja Mawaia covers 485 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asja Mawaia falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asja Mawaia is Dalkhola, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Asja Mawaia.

Asja Mawaia is about 31 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asja Mawaia is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 6.1 km away. Dalkhola is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanki (1.6 km), Khapara (2.1 km) and Jalal Pundale (2.2 km).

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

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