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About Asta Village

Asta is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 213 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 835230
Area (hectares) 491 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 213
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asta compares

By the 2011 count Asta is the 44th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Asta

Asta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asta as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Akasi, Anabiri, Baghmariya and Bandua. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Asta

As per the Census of India 2011, Asta village had a population of 417. That makes it the 44th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Asta village has 213 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asta has about 958 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Asta is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asta covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asta falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Asta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Asta is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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