About Ashar Village

Ashar is a mid sized village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,550, made up of 753 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	380.4 hectares
Population	1,550
Male Population	753
Female Population	797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashar compares

By the 2011 count Ashar is the 27th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 380.4 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Ashar

Ashar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ashar from other places

Ashar lies about 25 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 1.8 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 Ashar
Nearest railway station	Banihal	1.8 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	11 km
District headquarters	Ramban	25 km

Villages closest to Ashar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashar village had a population of 1,550. That makes it the 27th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Ashar village has 753 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashar has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Ashar is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashar covers 380.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ashar falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ashar is Banihal, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance for Ashar.

Ashar is about 25 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashar is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Banihal is about 1.8 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 11 km away. Ramban is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.