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About Askaranpur Village

Askaranpur is a small village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 89 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares.

Askaranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askaranpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 4 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 89
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Askaranpur compares

By the 2011 count Askaranpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Askaranpur

Askaranpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Askaranpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Askaranpur from other places

Askaranpur lies about 30 km from Saran. 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 Askaranpur
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 3.4 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Askaranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Askaranpur village had a population of 168. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Askaranpur village has 89 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askaranpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Askaranpur covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Askaranpur falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Askaranpur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Askaranpur.

Askaranpur is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Askaranpur is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 3.4 km away. Saran is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpura (under 2 km), Jodhauli (under 2 km) and Jamalpur (under 2 km).

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

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