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About Asahni Village

Asahni is one of the larger villages in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,895, made up of 3,914 males and 3,981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.1 hectares hectares.

Asahni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asahni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 408.1 hectares
Population 7,895
Male Population 3,914
Female Population 3,981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Asahni compares

By the 2011 count Asahni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 408.1 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Asahni

The census records public bus service for Asahni as Available within <5 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 Asahni from other places

Asahni lies about 15 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, 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 Asahni
Nearest railway station Chainwa 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 7.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 12 km
District headquarters Saran 15 km

Villages closest to Asahni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asahni village had a population of 7,895. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Asahni village has 3,914 males and 3,981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asahni has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Asahni covers 408.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asahni falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asahni is Chainwa, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Asahni.

Asahni is about 15 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asahni is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about 2.3 km away. Ekma is about 7.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siuri (1.5 km), Chanrwa (1.8 km) and Atarsan (1.9 km).

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

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