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About Asra Village

Asra is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 314 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 141.29 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 314
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asra compares

By the 2011 count Asra is the 130th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 141.29 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Asra

Asra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asra as Available. 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 Asra from other places

Asra lies about 22 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 21 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 Asra
Nearest town Ahīwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 22 km
District headquarters Durg 22 km

Villages closest to Asra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Asra

As per the Census of India 2011, Asra village had a population of 639. That makes it the 130th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Asra village has 314 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asra has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Asra is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asra covers 141.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asra falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Asra is Rasmara, about 21 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Asra.

Asra is about 22 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asra is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 16 km away. Rasmara is about 21 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekapar (2.5 km), Parsuli (3.6 km) and Ganjaidih (5.1 km).

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

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