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About Asalpur Village

Asalpur is a small village in Hoshiarpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 240 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Hoshiarpur
Pincode 144208
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 240
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asalpur compares

By the 2011 count Asalpur is the 258th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Asalpur

Asalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asalpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asalpur from other places

Asalpur lies about 8.1 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Asalpur
Tehsil headquarters Hoshiarpur 8.1 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 8.1 km

Villages closest to Asalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asalpur village had a population of 470. That makes it the 258th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Asalpur village has 240 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asalpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Asalpur is 144208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asalpur covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asalpur falls under Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Asalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Asalpur.

Asalpur is about 8.1 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asalpur is in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 8.1 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sothiana (under 2 km), Shekhupur (under 2 km) and Bhakal (1.6 km).

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

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