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About Asra Village

Asra is a mid sized village in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 545 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 245101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Hapur
Pincode 245101
Area (hectares) 236.1 hectares
Population 1,019
Male Population 545
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asra compares

By the 2011 count Asra is the 167th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 236.1 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Asra

Asra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Asra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asra from other places

Asra lies about 41 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Babugarh, about 5.8 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 Asra
Nearest railway station Babugarh 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hapur 9.2 km
Nearest town Hāpur 9.2 km
District headquarters Ghaziabad 41 km

Villages closest to Asra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asra village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 167th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Asra village has 545 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asra has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Asra is 245101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asra covers 236.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asra falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Asra is Babugarh, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Asra.

Asra is about 41 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asra is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Babugarh is about 5.8 km away. Hapur is about 9.2 km away. Hāpur is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peernagar Sudna (2.8 km), Wajheelpur (3.1 km) and Malakpur (3.1 km).

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

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