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About Asanda Village

Asanda is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,079, made up of 550 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1389.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342901
Area (hectares) 1389.99 hectares
Population 1,079
Male Population 550
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asanda compares

By the 2011 count Asanda is the 88th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 1389.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Asanda

Asanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Asanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Asanda from other places

Asanda lies about 72 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 34 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 Asanda
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 19 km
Nearest railway station Umed 34 km
Nearest town Basni 47 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 72 km

Villages closest to Asanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanda village had a population of 1,079. That makes it the 88th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Asanda village has 550 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanda has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Asanda is 342901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asanda covers 1389.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asanda falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Asanda is Umed, about 34 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Asanda.

Asanda is about 72 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asanda is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 19 km away. Umed is about 34 km away. Basni is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devnarainpur (2.0 km), Palri Ranawata (3.8 km) and Lawari (4.6 km).

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

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