About Asthana Village

Asthana is a large village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,579, made up of 1,313 males and 1,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asthana village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad
Tehsil	Milkipur
Pincode	224228
Area (hectares)	245.81 hectares
Population	2,579
Male Population	1,313
Female Population	1,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asthana compares

By the 2011 count Asthana is the 55th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 245.81 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Asthana

Asthana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asthana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asthana from other places

Asthana lies about 42 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Shivnagar, 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 Asthana
Nearest railway station	Shivnagar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Milkipur	15 km
Nearest town	Sultānpur	28 km
District headquarters	Faizabad	42 km

Villages closest to Asthana

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

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Common questions about Asthana

As per the Census of India 2011, Asthana village had a population of 2,579. That makes it the 55th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Asthana village has 1,313 males and 1,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asthana has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Asthana is 224228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asthana covers 245.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asthana falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Asthana is Shivnagar, about 14 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 village for Asthana.

Asthana is about 42 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asthana is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Shivnagar is about 14 km away. Milkipur is about 15 km away. Sultānpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.