About Asko Village

Asko is a large village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,402, made up of 1,227 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Deori
Pincode	815314
Area (hectares)	440 hectares
Population	2,402
Male Population	1,227
Female Population	1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asko compares

By the 2011 count Asko is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Asko

Asko is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asko 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 Asko from other places

Asko lies about 176 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 4.7 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 Asko
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	4.7 km
Nearest town	Khunti	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deori	28 km
District headquarters	Giridih	176 km

Villages closest to Asko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asko village had a population of 2,402. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Asko village has 1,227 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asko has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Asko is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asko covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asko falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Asko is Govindpur Road, about 4.7 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 Asko.

Asko is about 176 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asko is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Govindpur Road is about 4.7 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Deori is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.