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About Asugiri Village

Asugiri is a small village in Chokpot tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 216 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asugiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asugiri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Chokpot
Pincode 793005
Population 447
Male Population 216
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asugiri compares

By the 2011 count Asugiri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 145 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Asugiri

Asugiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asugiri as Available within village. 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 Asugiri from other places

Asugiri lies about 40 km from South Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 67 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 Asugiri
Nearest town Tura 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chokpot 26 km
District headquarters South Garo Hills 40 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 67 km

Villages closest to Asugiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asugiri village had a population of 447. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 145 residents.

Asugiri village has 216 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asugiri has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Asugiri is 793005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asugiri falls under Chokpot tehsil of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Asugiri is Mendipathar, about 67 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 10+ km distance for Asugiri.

Asugiri is about 40 km from South Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asugiri is in Chokpot tehsil of South Garo Hills district. Tura is about 8.1 km away. Chokpot is about 26 km away. South Garo Hills is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dana Adugiri (under 2 km), Gaduagiri (under 2 km) and Nachi Adugiri (under 2 km).

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

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