About Astajora Village

Astajora is a mid sized village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 1,000 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astajora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astajora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	216 hectares
Population	1,980
Male Population	1,000
Female Population	980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
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 Astajora compares

By the 2011 count Astajora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Astajora

Astajora is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Astajora 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 Astajora from other places

Astajora lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 25 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 Astajora
Nearest railway station	Madankata Railway Station	25 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	33 km

Villages closest to Astajora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Astajora village had a population of 1,980. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Astajora village has 1,000 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astajora has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Astajora is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astajora covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Astajora falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Astajora is Madankata Railway Station, about 25 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 Astajora.

Astajora is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astajora is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 25 km away. Jāmtāra is about 25 km away. Kathikund is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.