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About Asnur Village

Asnur is a large village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,473, made up of 1,252 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.7 hectares hectares.

Asnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asnur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Area (hectares) 234.7 hectares
Population 2,473
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asnur compares

By the 2011 count Asnur is the 15th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 234.7 hectares work out to about 11 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 951.

Getting to Asnur

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

Asnur lies about 17 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Anantnag, about 28 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 Asnur
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 17 km
District headquarters Kulgam 17 km
Nearest railway station Anantnag 28 km

Villages closest to Asnur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Asnur

As per the Census of India 2011, Asnur village had a population of 2,473. That makes it the 15th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Asnur village has 1,252 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asnur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Asnur covers 234.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asnur falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Asnur is Anantnag, about 28 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 Asnur.

Asnur is about 17 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asnur is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Damhal Hanjipora is about 17 km away. Kulgam is about 17 km away. Anantnag is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewtan (under 2 km), Manzgam (2.6 km) and Halan (2.7 km).

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

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