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About Ashapuri Village

Ashapuri is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 184 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176094, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashapuri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176094
Area (hectares) 73.34 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 184
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashapuri compares

By the 2011 count Ashapuri is the 51st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 73.34 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Ashapuri

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

Ashapuri lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 8.5 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 Ashapuri
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 8.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km

Villages closest to Ashapuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashapuri village had a population of 372. That makes it the 51st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Ashapuri village has 184 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashapuri has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Ashapuri is 176094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashapuri covers 73.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ashapuri falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ashapuri is Majheran Himachal, about 8.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ashapuri.

Ashapuri is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashapuri is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 8.5 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 8.6 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malli (1.9 km), Balah (4.2 km) and Ambotu (4.3 km).

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

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