About Asaon Village

Asaon is one of the larger villages in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,897, made up of 2,992 males and 2,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841287, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Andar
Pincode	841287
Area (hectares)	195.42 hectares
Population	5,897
Male Population	2,992
Female Population	2,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asaon compares

By the 2011 count Asaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 195.42 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Asaon

Asaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Asaon from other places

Asaon lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 16 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 Asaon
Tehsil headquarters	Andar	8.3 km
Nearest town	Maniar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	16 km
District headquarters	Siwan	21 km

Villages closest to Asaon

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

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Common questions about Asaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Asaon village had a population of 5,897. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Asaon village has 2,992 males and 2,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asaon has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Asaon is 841287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asaon covers 195.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asaon falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Asaon is Jiradei, about 16 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 village for Asaon.

Asaon is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asaon is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 8.3 km away. Maniar is about 12 km away. Jiradei is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.