About Asotara Village

Asotara is one of the larger villages in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,687, made up of 4,002 males and 3,685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5484.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asotara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Pachpadra
Pincode	344022
Area (hectares)	5484.36 hectares
Population	7,687
Male Population	4,002
Female Population	3,685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asotara compares

By the 2011 count Asotara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 5484.36 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Asotara

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

Asotara lies about 90 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Janiyana, about 8.2 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 Asotara
Nearest railway station	Janiyana	8.2 km
Nearest town	Balotra	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachpadra	18 km
District headquarters	Barmer	90 km

Villages closest to Asotara

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

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Common questions about Asotara

As per the Census of India 2011, Asotara village had a population of 7,687. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Asotara village has 4,002 males and 3,685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asotara has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Asotara is 344022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asotara covers 5484.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asotara falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Asotara is Janiyana, about 8.2 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 Asotara.

Asotara is about 90 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asotara is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Janiyana is about 8.2 km away. Balotra is about 9.5 km away. Pachpadra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.