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About Ashokpur Khurd Village

Ashokpur Khurd is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 416 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashokpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashokpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 221881
Area (hectares) 33.52 hectares
Population 813
Male Population 416
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Ashokpur Khurd is the 282nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 33.52 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Ashokpur Khurd

Ashokpur Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashokpur Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Ashokpur Khurd lies about 45 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Koiripur, about 16 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Koiripur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 22 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 45 km

Villages closest to Ashokpur Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashokpur Khurd village had a population of 813. That makes it the 282nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Ashokpur Khurd village has 416 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashokpur Khurd has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Ashokpur Khurd is 221881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashokpur Khurd covers 33.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ashokpur Khurd falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ashokpur Khurd is Koiripur, about 16 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 Khurd.

Ashokpur Khurd 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.

Ashokpur Khurd is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Koiripur is about 16 km away. Shahganj is about 22 km away. Shāhganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiliram (under 2 km), Junedpur (under 2 km) and Sukarana Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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