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About Asola Village

Asola is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 397 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Pincode 444506
Area (hectares) 644.71 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 397
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Asola compares

By the 2011 count Asola is the 79th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 644.71 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Asola

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

Asola lies about 53 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 47 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 Asola
Tehsil headquarters Risod 14 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 47 km
District headquarters Washim 53 km

Villages closest to Asola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asola village had a population of 747. That makes it the 79th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Asola village has 397 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asola has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Asola is 444506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asola covers 644.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asola falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Asola is Kekatumar, about 47 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 Asola.

Asola is about 53 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asola is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 14 km away. Kekatumar is about 47 km away. Washim is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mop (1.9 km), Chakoli (2.7 km) and Kanheri (3.5 km).

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

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