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About Asop Village

Asop is a mid sized village in Kotri tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 747 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asop village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Kotri
Pincode 311603
Area (hectares) 1431 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 747
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asop compares

By the 2011 count Asop is the 27th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 1431 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Asop

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

Asop lies about 39 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Sigoli Shyam, about 38 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 Asop
Nearest town Shāhpura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotri 20 km
Nearest railway station Sigoli Shyam 38 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 39 km

Villages closest to Asop

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asop village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 27th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Asop village has 747 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asop has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Asop is 311603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asop covers 1431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asop falls under Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Asop is Sigoli Shyam, about 38 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 Asop.

Asop is about 39 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asop is in Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district. Shāhpura is about 12 km away. Kotri is about 20 km away. Sigoli Shyam is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borda (2.4 km), Gadari Khera (2.6 km) and Gadri Khera (2.6 km).

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

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