About Asham Village

Asham is a large village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,841, made up of 2,447 males and 2,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asham village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Sonawari
Pincode	193504
Area (hectares)	584 hectares
Population	4,841
Male Population	2,447
Female Population	2,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asham compares

By the 2011 count Asham is the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Asham

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

Asham lies about 18 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 12 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 Asham
Tehsil headquarters	Sonawari	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Pattan	12 km
Nearest town	Ganderbal	13 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	18 km

Villages closest to Asham

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

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Common questions about Asham

As per the Census of India 2011, Asham village had a population of 4,841. That makes it the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Asham village has 2,447 males and 2,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asham has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Asham is 193504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asham covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asham falls under Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Asham is Pattan, about 12 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 Asham.

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

Asham is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sonawari is about 1.6 km away. Pattan is about 12 km away. Ganderbal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.