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About Asu Village

Asu is one of the larger villages in Phaltan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,876, made up of 3,051 males and 2,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1642.25 hectares hectares.

Asu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Phaltan
Area (hectares) 1642.25 hectares
Population 5,876
Male Population 3,051
Female Population 2,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asu compares

By the 2011 count Asu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents. Its 1642.25 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Asu

Asu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 81 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Baramati, about 14 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 town Bārāmati 14 km
Nearest railway station Baramati 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Phaltan 25 km
District headquarters Satara 81 km

Villages closest to Asu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phaltan 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 5,876. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents.

Asu village has 3,051 males and 2,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asu has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Asu covers 1642.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asu falls under Phaltan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Asu is Baramati, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Asu.

Asu is about 81 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asu is in Phaltan tehsil of Satara district. Bārāmati is about 14 km away. Baramati is about 14 km away. Phaltan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shindenagar (5.8 km), Shereshindewadi (6.1 km) and Shindewadi (6.1 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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