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About Ashokpur Village

Ashokpur is a large village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,304, made up of 1,187 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashokpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashokpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Pincode 271124
Area (hectares) 226.9 hectares
Population 2,304
Male Population 1,187
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashokpur compares

By the 2011 count Ashokpur is the 108th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 226.9 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Ashokpur

Ashokpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashokpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ashokpur from other places

Ashokpur lies about 43 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Maskanwa, about 7.0 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 Ashokpur
Nearest railway station Maskanwa 7.0 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 34 km
District headquarters Gonda 43 km

Villages closest to Ashokpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashokpur village had a population of 2,304. That makes it the 108th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Ashokpur village has 1,187 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashokpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Ashokpur is 271124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashokpur covers 226.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ashokpur falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ashokpur is Maskanwa, about 7.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ashokpur.

Ashokpur is about 43 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashokpur is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Maskanwa is about 7.0 km away. Ayodhya is about 20 km away. Tarabganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamunha (5.9 km), Udaipur Grint (8.8 km) and Pahli (11 km).

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

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