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About Asnahra Village

Asnahra is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 453 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1046.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asnahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asnahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272181
Area (hectares) 1046.13 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 453
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asnahra compares

By the 2011 count Asnahra is the 287th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 1046.13 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Asnahra

Asnahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Asnahra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asnahra from other places

Asnahra lies about 33 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 26 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 Asnahra
Nearest town Bānsi 16 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 28 km
District headquarters Basti 33 km

Villages closest to Asnahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asnahra village had a population of 904. That makes it the 287th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Asnahra village has 453 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asnahra has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Asnahra is 272181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asnahra covers 1046.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asnahra falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Asnahra is Govindnagar, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Asnahra is about 33 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asnahra is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 16 km away. Govindnagar is about 26 km away. Harraiya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodai (1.7 km), Sendui (1.7 km) and Tenui (1.7 km).

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

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