About Asop Village

Asop is one of the larger villages in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,611, made up of 6,514 males and 6,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9455.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asop village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Bhopalgarh
Pincode	342901
Area (hectares)	9455.4 hectares
Population	12,611
Male Population	6,514
Female Population	6,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 9455.4 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 943.

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 82 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Gotan, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bhopalgarh	19 km
Nearest railway station	Gotan	22 km
Nearest town	Basni	42 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	82 km

Villages closest to Asop

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.

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Common questions about Asop

As per the Census of India 2011, Asop village had a population of 12,611. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Asop village has 6,514 males and 6,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asop has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

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

Asop covers 9455.4 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.

Asop falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Asop is Gotan, about 22 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 82 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asop is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 19 km away. Gotan is about 22 km away. Basni is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.