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About Askaripur Village

Askaripur is a small village in Mawana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 137 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.688 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 250104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askaripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askaripur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Mawana
Pincode 250104
Area (hectares) 149.688 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 137
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Askaripur compares

By the 2011 count Askaripur is the 225th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents. Its 149.688 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Askaripur

Askaripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Askaripur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Askaripur from other places

Askaripur lies about 38 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Kankather, about 14 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 Askaripur
Nearest town Garhmuktesar 12 km
Nearest railway station Kankather 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawana 28 km
District headquarters Meerut 38 km

Villages closest to Askaripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Askaripur village had a population of 288. That makes it the 225th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents.

Askaripur village has 137 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askaripur has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Askaripur is 250104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Askaripur covers 149.688 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Askaripur falls under Mawana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Askaripur is Kankather, about 14 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 village for Askaripur.

Askaripur is about 38 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Askaripur is in Mawana tehsil of Meerut district. Garhmuktesar is about 12 km away. Kankather is about 14 km away. Mawana 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 Chandpur (under 2 km), Mishipur (1.7 km) and Sarangpur (2.1 km).

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

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