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About Asafwala Village

Asafwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 504 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asafwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asafwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 152021
Area (hectares) 437 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 504
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Asafwala compares

By the 2011 count Asafwala is the 80th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Asafwala

The census records public bus service for Asafwala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asafwala from other places

Asafwala lies about 26 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallanwala Khas, about 3.0 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 Asafwala
Nearest railway station Mallanwala Khas 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 18 km
District headquarters Firozpur 26 km

Villages closest to Asafwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asafwala village had a population of 988. That makes it the 80th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Asafwala village has 504 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asafwala has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Asafwala is 152021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asafwala covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asafwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Asafwala is Mallanwala Khas, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Asafwala.

Asafwala is about 26 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asafwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Mallanwala Khas is about 3.0 km away. Zira is about 18 km away. Firozpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manochahal (2.1 km), Sadhara (2.3 km) and Hamadwala Hithar (3.1 km).

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

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