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About Astha Village

Astha is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 13 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 13
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Astha compares

By the 2011 count Astha is the 204th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Astha

Astha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Astha as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Astha from other places

Astha lies about 7.8 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 3.9 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 Astha
Nearest railway station New Giridih 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 6.3 km
District headquarters Giridih 7.8 km

Villages closest to Astha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Astha village had a population of 28. That makes it the 204th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Astha village has 13 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astha has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Astha is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astha covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Astha falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Astha is New Giridih, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Astha.

Astha is about 7.8 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astha is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 3.9 km away. Bengabad is about 6.3 km away. Giridih is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danuadih (under 2 km), Karanpura (under 2 km) and Simradhab (under 2 km).

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

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