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About Aswan Village

Aswan is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 485 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aswan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aswan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212107
Area (hectares) 450.5 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 485
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Aswan compares

By the 2011 count Aswan is the 153rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 450.5 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Aswan

Aswan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aswan as Available within 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aswan from other places

Aswan lies about 25 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Madaraha, about 6.2 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 Aswan
Tehsil headquarters Bara 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Madaraha 6.2 km
District headquarters Allahabad 25 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 25 km

Villages closest to Aswan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aswan village had a population of 874. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Aswan village has 485 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aswan has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Aswan is 212107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aswan covers 450.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aswan falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aswan is Madaraha, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Aswan is about 25 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aswan is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Bara is about 5.0 km away. Madaraha is about 6.2 km away. Allahabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhara (under 2 km), Khandesar (1.8 km) and Bankipur (1.9 km).

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

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