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About Asfabad Village

Asfabad is a small village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 229 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 686 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.03 hectares hectares.

Asfabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asfabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mat
Area (hectares) 132.03 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 229
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 686
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asfabad compares

By the 2011 count Asfabad is the 175th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 132.03 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Asfabad

Asfabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asfabad as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asfabad from other places

Asfabad lies about 37 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Mahrawal, about 27 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 Asfabad
Nearest town Khair 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mat 22 km
Nearest railway station Mahrawal 27 km
District headquarters Mathura 37 km

Villages closest to Asfabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asfabad village had a population of 386. That makes it the 175th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Asfabad village has 229 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asfabad has about 686 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Asfabad covers 132.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asfabad falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Asfabad is Mahrawal, about 27 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 km distance for Asfabad.

Asfabad is about 37 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asfabad is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Khair is about 15 km away. Mat is about 22 km away. Mahrawal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur Kalan (under 2 km), Badanpur (3.0 km) and Khaira (3.4 km).

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

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