About Askand Village

Askand is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 474 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askand village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	116 hectares
Population	890
Male Population	474
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
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 Askand compares

By the 2011 count Askand is the 63rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Askand

Askand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Askand 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 Askand from other places

Askand lies about 11 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 7.0 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 Askand
Nearest railway station	Rajgram	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	8.5 km
District headquarters	Pakur	11 km

Villages closest to Askand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Askand village had a population of 890. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Askand village has 474 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askand has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Askand is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Askand covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Askand falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Askand is Rajgram, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Askand.

Askand is about 11 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Askand is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Rajgram is about 7.0 km away. Maheshpur is about 8.5 km away. Pakur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.