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About Ashaur Village

Ashaur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 699 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144410
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 1,349
Male Population 699
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Ashaur compares

By the 2011 count Ashaur is the 77th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ashaur

Ashaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashaur 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 Ashaur from other places

Ashaur lies about 43 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about 7.7 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 Ashaur
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Phillaur Junction 7.7 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 43 km

Villages closest to Ashaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashaur village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 77th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Ashaur village has 699 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashaur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ashaur is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashaur covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ashaur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ashaur is Phillaur Junction, about 7.7 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 Ashaur.

Ashaur is about 43 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashaur is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Phillaur is about 7.2 km away. Phillaur Junction is about 7.7 km away. Jalandhar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariana (under 2 km), Kat Palon (under 2 km) and Fatehgarh Lakha (under 2 km).

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

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