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About Asawan Village

Asawan is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,442, made up of 1,197 males and 1,245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.56 hectares hectares.

Asawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 295.56 hectares
Population 2,442
Male Population 1,197
Female Population 1,245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Asawan compares

By the 2011 count Asawan is the 67th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 295.56 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Asawan

The census records public bus service for Asawan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asawan from other places

Asawan lies about 45 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 2.1 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 Asawan
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 19 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 45 km

Villages closest to Asawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asawan village had a population of 2,442. That makes it the 67th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Asawan village has 1,197 males and 1,245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asawan has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Asawan covers 295.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asawan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Asawan is Janghai Junction, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Asawan.

Asawan is about 45 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asawan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Janghai Junction is about 2.1 km away. Machhlishahr is about 19 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semari (under 2 km), Karaur (2.1 km) and Mohanpur (2.8 km).

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

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