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About Ashoknagar Village

Ashoknagar is a mid sized village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 368 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 943.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashoknagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashoknagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585421
Area (hectares) 943.31 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 368
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashoknagar compares

By the 2011 count Ashoknagar is the 119th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 943.31 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ashoknagar

Ashoknagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashoknagar as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashoknagar from other places

Ashoknagar lies about 43 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 7.3 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 Ashoknagar
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 7.3 km
Nearest town Bhālki 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 19 km
District headquarters Bidar 43 km

Villages closest to Ashoknagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashoknagar village had a population of 737. That makes it the 119th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Ashoknagar village has 368 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashoknagar has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Ashoknagar is 585421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashoknagar covers 943.31 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.

Ashoknagar falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ashoknagar is Kalagapura, about 7.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ashoknagar.

Ashoknagar is about 43 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashoknagar is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Kalagapura is about 7.3 km away. Bhālki is about 18 km away. Aurad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basnal (1.7 km), Holesamudra (2.2 km) and Koryal (2.8 km).

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

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