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About Astot Village

Astot is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 484 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 649.39 hectares hectares.

Astot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astot village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 649.39 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 484
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Astot compares

By the 2011 count Astot is the 52nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 649.39 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Astot

Astot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Astot 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 Astot from other places

Astot lies about 26 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Chirgaon, about 11 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 Astot
Nearest railway station Chirgaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 14 km
Nearest town Bhānder 14 km
District headquarters Datia 26 km

Villages closest to Astot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Astot village had a population of 932. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Astot village has 484 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astot has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

Astot covers 649.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Astot falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Astot is Chirgaon, about 11 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 Astot.

Astot is about 26 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astot is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Chirgaon is about 11 km away. Bhander is about 14 km away. Bhānder is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprauakalan (2.3 km), Muriya (2.9 km) and Kumariya Raj (2.9 km).

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

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