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About Asharafpur Village

Asharafpur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 200 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asharafpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asharafpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 223103
Area (hectares) 84.04 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 200
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asharafpur compares

By the 2011 count Asharafpur is the 384th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 84.04 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Asharafpur

Asharafpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asharafpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Asharafpur from other places

Asharafpur lies about 41 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 6.8 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 Asharafpur
Nearest railway station Bilwai 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 9.8 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 9.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 41 km

Villages closest to Asharafpur

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 Asharafpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Asharafpur village had a population of 393. That makes it the 384th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Asharafpur village has 200 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asharafpur has about 965 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 Asharafpur is 223103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asharafpur covers 84.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asharafpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Asharafpur is Bilwai, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Asharafpur.

Asharafpur is about 41 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asharafpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 6.8 km away. Shahganj is about 9.8 km away. Shāhganj is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajariya (under 2 km), Salempur (under 2 km) and Rajdharpur (under 2 km).

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

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