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About Ashapur Village

Ashapur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 439 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222204
Area (hectares) 132.14 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 439
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ashapur compares

By the 2011 count Ashapur is the 291st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 132.14 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Ashapur

Ashapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 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 48 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 3.8 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 Ashapur
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 3.8 km
Nearest town Phulpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 48 km

Villages closest to Ashapur

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 Ashapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashapur village had a population of 850. That makes it the 291st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Ashapur village has 439 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashapur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Ashapur is 222204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashapur covers 132.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ashapur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ashapur.

Ashapur is about 48 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 Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 3.8 km away. Phulpur is about 16 km away. Machhlishahr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijadhar Mau (under 2 km), Saria Fattu (under 2 km) and Bara Gaon (1.7 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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