About Asota Village

Asota is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,683, made up of 862 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asota village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Pincode	814154
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	1,683
Male Population	862
Female Population	821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asota compares

By the 2011 count Asota is the 28th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Asota

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

Asota lies about 27 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 20 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 Asota
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	20 km
Nearest town	Colgong	23 km
District headquarters	Godda	27 km

Villages closest to Asota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asota village had a population of 1,683. That makes it the 28th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Asota village has 862 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asota has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Asota is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asota covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asota falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Asota is Ekchari, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Asota.

Asota is about 27 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asota is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 4.7 km away. Ekchari is about 20 km away. Colgong is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.