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About Ashapur Village

Ashapur is a small village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 231 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.92 hectares hectares.

Ashapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 22.92 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 231
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashapur compares

By the 2011 count Ashapur is the 286th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 22.92 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Ashapur

Ashapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashapur as Available. 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 Ashapur from other places

Ashapur lies about 36 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 8.2 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 Ashapur
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 9.8 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 23 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 36 km

Villages closest to Ashapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashapur village had a population of 483. That makes it the 286th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Ashapur village has 231 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashapur has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Ashapur covers 22.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ashapur falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ashapur is Harpalganj, about 8.2 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ashapur.

Ashapur is about 36 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashapur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 8.2 km away. Badlapur is about 9.8 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiwaripur (under 2 km), Kailawal (under 2 km) and Basahra Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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