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About Ashapur Village

Ashapur is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 165 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222137, 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 Mariahu
Pincode 222137
Area (hectares) 25.8 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 165
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ashapur compares

By the 2011 count Ashapur is the 476th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 25.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

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 village. 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 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 9.1 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 Ashapur
Nearest railway station Mariahu 9.1 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 9.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Ashapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 308. That makes it the 476th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Ashapur village has 165 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashapur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Ashapur is 222137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashapur covers 25.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ashapur is Mariahu, about 9.1 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Ashapur.

Ashapur is about 28 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 Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 9.1 km away. Mariāhu is about 9.8 km away. Jaunpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirauli (under 2 km), Karmhi (under 2 km) and Chak Belkatha (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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