About Asanthar Village

Asanthar is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 215 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asanthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanthar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	626
Male Population	215
Female Population	411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asanthar compares

By the 2011 count Asanthar is the 60th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Asanthar

Asanthar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asanthar 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. The nearest villages by name are Arazi Lagla, Asanbani, Asanjor and Asansol. 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 Asanthar

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanthar village had a population of 626. That makes it the 60th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Asanthar village has 215 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanthar has about 1912 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Asanthar covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asanthar falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Asanthar notes the nearest railway station 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 Asanthar.

Asanthar is in Jama tehsil of Dumka 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.