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About Asapur Village

Asapur is a mid sized village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 325 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826.76 hectares hectares.

Asapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Jiwati
Area (hectares) 826.76 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 325
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Asapur compares

By the 2011 count Asapur is the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 826.76 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Asapur

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

Asapur lies about 45 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, 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 Asapur
Tehsil headquarters Jiwati 2.5 km
Nearest town Chāndur 18 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 19 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 45 km

Villages closest to Asapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asapur village had a population of 635. That makes it the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Asapur village has 325 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asapur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Asapur covers 826.76 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.

Asapur falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Asapur is Gadchandur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Asapur.

Asapur is about 45 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asapur is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Jiwati is about 2.5 km away. Chāndur is about 18 km away. Gadchandur 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 Yeromi Isapur (under 2 km), Jiwati (2.5 km) and Dharpana (2.6 km).

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

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