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About Askaripur Village

Askaripur is a large village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,528, made up of 2,369 males and 2,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246727, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askaripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askaripur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Chandpur
Pincode 246727
Area (hectares) 328.06 hectares
Population 4,528
Male Population 2,369
Female Population 2,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Askaripur compares

By the 2011 count Askaripur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 328.06 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Askaripur

Askaripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Askaripur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Askaripur from other places

Askaripur lies about 54 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Kankather, about 14 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 Askaripur
Nearest town Garhmuktesar 12 km
Nearest railway station Kankather 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandpur 32 km
District headquarters Bijnor 54 km

Villages closest to Askaripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Askaripur village had a population of 4,528. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Askaripur village has 2,369 males and 2,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askaripur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Askaripur is 246727. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Askaripur covers 328.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Askaripur falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Askaripur is Kankather, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Askaripur.

Askaripur is about 54 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Askaripur is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Garhmuktesar is about 12 km away. Kankather is about 14 km away. Chandpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahamdabad (8.5 km), Rehmanpur Khadar (8.8 km) and Sujatpur Khadar Ahatmali (8.8 km).

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

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