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About Asanpat Village

Asanpat is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 163 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asanpat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanpat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176059
Area (hectares) 192.95 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 163
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,233
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asanpat compares

By the 2011 count Asanpat is the 176th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 192.95 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Asanpat

Asanpat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asanpat as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asanpat from other places

Asanpat lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 3.2 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 Asanpat
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 9.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km

Villages closest to Asanpat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanpat village had a population of 364. That makes it the 176th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Asanpat village has 163 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanpat has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Asanpat is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asanpat covers 192.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asanpat falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Asanpat is Chamunda Marg, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Asanpat.

Asanpat is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asanpat is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 3.2 km away. Palampur is about 9.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darati (under 2 km), Lahla Khas (under 2 km) and Mathrehr (under 2 km).

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

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