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About Ashraf Nagar Village

Ashraf Nagar is a small village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 170 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Ashraf Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashraf Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 170
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ashraf Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Ashraf Nagar is the 54th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ashraf Nagar

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

How far is Ashraf Nagar from other places

Ashraf Nagar lies about 18 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 6.1 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 Ashraf Nagar
Nearest railway station Sarsi 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 9.1 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 18 km

Villages closest to Ashraf Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashraf Nagar village had a population of 323. That makes it the 54th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Ashraf Nagar village has 170 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashraf Nagar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Ashraf Nagar covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ashraf Nagar falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ashraf Nagar is Sarsi, about 6.1 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 km distance for Ashraf Nagar.

Ashraf Nagar is about 18 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashraf Nagar is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 6.1 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 9.1 km away. Banmankhi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pothia (under 2 km), Pothia Milik (under 2 km) and Parshadpur (under 2 km).

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

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