About Asanbani Village

Asanbani is a large village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,972, made up of 2,522 males and 2,450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asanbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanbani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	563.27 hectares
Population	4,972
Male Population	2,522
Female Population	2,450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asanbani compares

By the 2011 count Asanbani is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 563.27 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Asanbani

Asanbani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asanbani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asanbani from other places

Asanbani lies about 25 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barmasia, about 12 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 Asanbani
Nearest railway station	Barmasia	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	25 km
District headquarters	Dumka	25 km

Villages closest to Asanbani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanbani village had a population of 4,972. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Asanbani village has 2,522 males and 2,450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanbani has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Asanbani is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asanbani covers 563.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asanbani falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Asanbani is Barmasia, about 12 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 village for Asanbani.

Asanbani is about 25 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asanbani is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Barmasia is about 12 km away. Ranishwar is about 25 km away. Dumka is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.