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About Ashikpur Village

Ashikpur is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 15 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.75 hectares hectares.

Ashikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashikpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 12.75 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 15
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ashikpur compares

By the 2011 count Ashikpur is the 475th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 12.75 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Ashikpur

Ashikpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ashikpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashikpur from other places

Ashikpur lies about 15 km from Azamgarh. 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 Ashikpur
District headquarters Azamgarh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 17 km

Villages closest to Ashikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashikpur village had a population of 32. That makes it the 475th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Ashikpur village has 15 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashikpur has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Ashikpur covers 12.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ashikpur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Ashikpur notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Ashikpur.

Ashikpur is about 15 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashikpur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Azamgarh is about 15 km away. Nizamabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashipur (under 2 km), Asman Patti (under 2 km) and Chhittu Patti (under 2 km).

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

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