Skip to main content

About Asnadanga Village

Asnadanga is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 243 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asnadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asnadanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 243
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Asnadanga compares

By the 2011 count Asnadanga is the 145th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Asnadanga

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

Asnadanga lies about 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 19 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 Asnadanga
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 19 km
District headquarters Pakur 22 km

Villages closest to Asnadanga

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.

Common questions about Asnadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Asnadanga village had a population of 501. That makes it the 145th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Asnadanga village has 243 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asnadanga has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Asnadanga covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asnadanga falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Asnadanga is Banshlai Bridge, about 19 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 Asnadanga.

Asnadanga is about 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asnadanga is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 10 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 19 km away. Pakur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majurabari (under 2 km), Bhelai (1.9 km) and Kalabari (1.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.