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About Asna Village

Asna is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 632 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 632
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asna compares

By the 2011 count Asna is the 28th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Asna

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

Asna lies about 24 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Tulsitanr, about 14 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 Asna
Nearest railway station Tulsitanr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 24 km
District headquarters Deoghar 24 km

Villages closest to Asna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asna village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 28th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Asna village has 632 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asna has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Asna is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asna covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asna falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Asna is Tulsitanr, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Asna.

Asna is about 24 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asna is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Tulsitanr is about 14 km away. Palojori is about 24 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalsumhiya (1.5 km), Pipra (1.6 km) and Koriadih (2.1 km).

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

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