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About Asri Village

Asri is a small village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 147 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 147
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asri compares

By the 2011 count Asri is the 77th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Asri

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

Asri lies about 37 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 4.1 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 Asri
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 17 km
Nearest town Būndu 24 km
District headquarters Ranchi 37 km

Villages closest to Asri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asri village had a population of 303. That makes it the 77th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Asri village has 147 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asri has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Asri is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asri covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asri falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Asri is Gautamdhara, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance for Asri.

Asri is about 37 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asri is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Gautamdhara is about 4.1 km away. Angara is about 17 km away. Būndu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitadih (1.5 km), Kashidih (2.0 km) and Barwadag (2.2 km).

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

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