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About Astpur Village

Astpur is a small village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 36 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.13 hectares hectares.

Astpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 55.13 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 36
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Astpur compares

By the 2011 count Astpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 55.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Astpur

Astpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Astpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Astpur from other places

Astpur lies about 19 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, 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 Astpur
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 9.9 km
Nearest town Auraiya 11 km
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 16 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 19 km

Villages closest to Astpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Astpur village had a population of 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Astpur village has 36 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astpur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Astpur covers 55.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Astpur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Astpur is Jhinjhak, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Astpur.

Astpur is about 19 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astpur is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 9.9 km away. Auraiya is about 11 km away. Jhinjhak is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhshahpur (under 2 km), Achrauli (under 2 km) and Naiplapur (2.3 km).

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

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