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About Ashyari Village

Ashyari is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,730, made up of 881 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashyari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 1,730
Male Population 881
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashyari compares

By the 2011 count Ashyari is the 6th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Ashyari

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

Ashyari lies about 23 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 51 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 Ashyari
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 5.0 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 23 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 24 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 51 km

Villages closest to Ashyari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashyari village had a population of 1,730. That makes it the 6th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Ashyari village has 881 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashyari has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Ashyari is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashyari covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ashyari falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ashyari is Dehradun, about 51 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 village for Ashyari.

Ashyari is about 23 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashyari is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 5.0 km away. Sirmaur is about 23 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangtoli (under 2 km), Pab (3.0 km) and Nawna Bhatwar (3.1 km).

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

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