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About Asu Village

Asu is a mid sized village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 462 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581121
Area (hectares) 530.8 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 462
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asu compares

By the 2011 count Asu is the 11th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 530.8 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1009.

Getting to Asu

Asu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asu as Available within <5 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 Asu from other places

Asu lies about 80 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Londa Junction, about 8.8 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 Asu
Nearest railway station Londa Junction 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Supa 13 km
Nearest town Dandeli 21 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 80 km

Villages closest to Asu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asu village had a population of 900. That makes it the 11th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Asu village has 462 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asu has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Asu is 581121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asu covers 530.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asu falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Asu is Londa Junction, about 8.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Asu.

Asu is about 80 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asu is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Londa Junction is about 8.8 km away. Supa is about 13 km away. Dandeli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wada (1.9 km), Boregali (2.1 km) and Kasarle (2.3 km).

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

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