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About Asambur Village

Asambur is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 150 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asambur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636601
Area (hectares) 200.83 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 150
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Asambur compares

By the 2011 count Asambur is the 45th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 200.83 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, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Asambur

The census records public bus service for Asambur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asambur from other places

Asambur lies about 18 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about 11 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 Asambur
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Danishpet 11 km
District headquarters Salem 18 km

Villages closest to Asambur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asambur village had a population of 291. That makes it the 45th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Asambur village has 150 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asambur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Asambur is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asambur covers 200.83 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.

Asambur falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Asambur is Danishpet, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Asambur.

Asambur is about 18 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asambur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 3.6 km away. Danishpet is about 11 km away. Salem is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mailapatti (under 2 km), Kombaikkadu (under 2 km) and Manjakuttai (1.8 km).

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

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