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About Asansol Village

Asansol is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 147 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asansol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asansol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814158
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 147
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asansol compares

By the 2011 count Asansol is the 190th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Asansol

Asansol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asansol as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Asansol from other places

Asansol 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 Asansol
Nearest railway station Kurwa 2.4 km
District headquarters Dumka 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 18 km

Villages closest to Asansol

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.

Common questions about Asansol

As per the Census of India 2011, Asansol village had a population of 271. That makes it the 190th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Asansol village has 147 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asansol has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Asansol is 814158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asansol covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asansol falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Asansol 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 <5 km distance for Asansol.

Asansol 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.

Asansol 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.

The closest recorded villages are Asansolkurwa (under 2 km), Duma (5.0 km) and Gadi Jirulia (8.4 km).

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

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