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About Asthana Village

Asthana is a large village in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,269, made up of 1,195 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asthana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Shekhopur Sarai
Pincode 811101
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 2,269
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asthana compares

By the 2011 count Asthana is the 10th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Asthana

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

How far is Asthana from other places

Asthana lies about 14 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.9 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 Asthana
Nearest town Barbigha 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shekhopur Sarai 14 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 14 km

Villages closest to Asthana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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 Asthana

As per the Census of India 2011, Asthana village had a population of 2,269. That makes it the 10th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Asthana village has 1,195 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asthana has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Asthana is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asthana covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asthana falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asthana is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Asthana.

Asthana is about 14 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asthana is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Barbigha is about 7.4 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 8.9 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amari (1.6 km), Unaman (2.5 km) and Charuanwan (3.1 km).

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

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