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About Asana Village

Asana is a large village in Bangiriposi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,119, made up of 1,055 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asana village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Bangiriposi
Pincode 757032
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 2,119
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asana compares

By the 2011 count Asana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 502 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Asana

Asana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Asana from other places

Asana lies about 110 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 18 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 Asana
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangiriposi 23 km
Nearest town Joda 28 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 110 km

Villages closest to Asana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asana village had a population of 2,119. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 502 residents.

Asana village has 1,055 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asana has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Asana is 757032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asana covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asana falls under Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Asana is Porjanpur, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Asana.

Asana is about 110 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asana is in Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Porjanpur is about 18 km away. Bangiriposi is about 23 km away. Joda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanpatharakham (under 2 km), Karanjiapal (5.6 km) and Manda (5.7 km).

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

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