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About Asanjola Village

Asanjola is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 136 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asanjola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanjola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 136
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asanjola compares

By the 2011 count Asanjola is the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Asanjola

Asanjola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Asanjola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Asanjola from other places

Asanjola lies about 14 km from Pakur. 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 Asanjola
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 12 km
District headquarters Pakur 14 km

Villages closest to Asanjola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanjola village had a population of 259. That makes it the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Asanjola village has 136 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanjola has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Asanjola is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asanjola covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asanjola falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

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

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

Asanjola is about 14 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asanjola is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 12 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagatpur (under 2 km), Banpokharia (under 2 km) and Bastadih (under 2 km).

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

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