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About Asna Village

Asna is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 603 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 603
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
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 Asna compares

By the 2011 count Asna is the 16th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Asna

Asna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asna 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 Asna from other places

Asna lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 24 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 Asna
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 24 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 33 km

Villages closest to Asna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asna village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 16th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Asna village has 603 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asna has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Asna covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asna falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Asna is Joramow Railway Station, about 24 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 Asna.

Asna 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.

Asna is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 28 km away. Shikaripara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (under 2 km), Paharudi (under 2 km) and Lakhanpur (1.9 km).

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

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