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About Asanang Village

Asanang is a mid sized village in Rongram tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 336 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asanang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Rongram
Pincode 794002
Population 699
Male Population 336
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asanang compares

By the 2011 count Asanang is the 22nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Asanang

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

Asanang lies about 12 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 48 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 Asanang
Tehsil headquarters Rongram 3.5 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 12 km
Nearest town Tura 14 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 48 km

Villages closest to Asanang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanang village had a population of 699. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Asanang village has 336 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanang has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Asanang is 794002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asanang falls under Rongram tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Asanang is Mendipathar, about 48 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 village for Asanang.

Asanang is about 12 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asanang is in Rongram tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Rongram is about 3.5 km away. West Garo Hills is about 12 km away. Tura 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 Rongram Bazar (3.5 km), Rongramgre (3.5 km) and Dollong Manda (22 km).

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

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