About Ashtongu Village

Ashtongu is a large village in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,074, made up of 2,122 males and 1,952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashtongu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashtongu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Bandipora
Pincode	193502
Area (hectares)	245.2 hectares
Population	4,074
Male Population	2,122
Female Population	1,952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashtongu compares

By the 2011 count Ashtongu is the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 245.2 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ashtongu

Ashtongu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashtongu 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. The nearest villages by name are Ahmi Sharief, Aloosa, Anayat Pora and Aragam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Ashtongu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashtongu village had a population of 4,074. That makes it the 13th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Ashtongu village has 2,122 males and 1,952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashtongu has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Ashtongu is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashtongu covers 245.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ashtongu falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Ashtongu notes the nearest railway station 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 Ashtongu.

Ashtongu is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.