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About Aswara Village

Aswara is a mid sized village in Bijbehara tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 475 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.1 hectares hectares.

Aswara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aswara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Bijbehara
Area (hectares) 95.1 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 475
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aswara compares

By the 2011 count Aswara is the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents. Its 95.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Aswara

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

Aswara lies about 7.5 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Bijbiara, about 7.5 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 Aswara
Tehsil headquarters Bijbehara 4.6 km
District headquarters Anantnag 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Bijbiara 7.5 km

Villages closest to Aswara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aswara village had a population of 992. That makes it the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents.

Aswara village has 475 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aswara has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Aswara covers 95.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aswara falls under Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Aswara is Bijbiara, about 7.5 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 Aswara.

Aswara is about 7.5 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aswara is in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district. Bijbehara is about 4.6 km away. Anantnag is about 7.5 km away. Bijbiara is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanalwan (under 2 km), Chini Gund (under 2 km) and Thaji War (under 2 km).

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

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