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About Asharfabad Village

Asharfabad is a mid sized village in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 511 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.39 hectares hectares.

Asharfabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asharfabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Atrauli
Area (hectares) 230.39 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 511
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Asharfabad compares

By the 2011 count Asharfabad is the 232nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 230.39 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Asharfabad

Asharfabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Asharfabad 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 Asharfabad from other places

Asharfabad lies about 24 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Atrauli Road, about 9.3 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 Asharfabad
Tehsil headquarters Atrauli 2.6 km
Nearest town Atraulī 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Atrauli Road 9.3 km
District headquarters Aligarh 24 km

Villages closest to Asharfabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asharfabad village had a population of 974. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Asharfabad village has 511 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asharfabad has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Asharfabad covers 230.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asharfabad falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Asharfabad is Atrauli Road, about 9.3 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 Asharfabad.

Asharfabad is about 24 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asharfabad is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Atrauli is about 2.6 km away. Atraulī is about 2.6 km away. Atrauli Road is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamal Garhi (under 2 km), Gaon Khera (under 2 km) and Gyaspur (1.8 km).

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

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