About Asansolkurwa Village

Asansolkurwa is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,115, made up of 565 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asansolkurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asansolkurwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814101
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	1,115
Male Population	565
Female Population	550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asansolkurwa compares

By the 2011 count Asansolkurwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 986.

Getting to Asansolkurwa

Asansolkurwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Asansolkurwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Asansolkurwa from other places

Asansolkurwa lies about 5.0 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 2.4 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 Asansolkurwa
Nearest railway station	Kurwa	2.4 km
District headquarters	Dumka	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	18 km

Villages closest to Asansolkurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asansolkurwa village had a population of 1,115. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Asansolkurwa village has 565 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asansolkurwa has about 973 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Asansolkurwa is 814101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asansolkurwa covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asansolkurwa falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Asansolkurwa is Kurwa, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Asansolkurwa.

Asansolkurwa is about 5.0 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asansolkurwa is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Kurwa is about 2.4 km away. Dumka is about 5.0 km away. Jama is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.