About Askal Village

Askal is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 12 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	422 hectares
Population	15
Male Population	12
Female Population	3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	250
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Askal compares

By the 2011 count Askal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 422 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Askal

Askal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Askal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Adauria, Ahirpurwa, Angarah and Anjnu. 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 Askal

As per the Census of India 2011, Askal village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Askal village has 12 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askal has about 250 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Askal is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Askal covers 422 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Askal falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Askal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Askal.

Askal is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra 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.