About Asara Village

Asara is one of the larger villages in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,759, made up of 3,453 males and 3,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5067 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Pachpadra
Pincode	344022
Area (hectares)	5067 hectares
Population	6,759
Male Population	3,453
Female Population	3,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asara compares

By the 2011 count Asara 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 5067 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Asara

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

Asara lies about 83 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Balotra, about 9.2 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 Asara
Nearest railway station	Balotra	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachpadra	19 km
District headquarters	Barmer	83 km

Villages closest to Asara

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 Asara

As per the Census of India 2011, Asara village had a population of 6,759. 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.

Asara village has 3,453 males and 3,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asara has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

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

Asara covers 5067 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asara falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Asara is Balotra, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Asara.

Asara is about 83 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asara is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Balotra is about 9.2 km away. Pachpadra is about 19 km away. Barmer is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.