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About Ashikabad Village

Ashikabad is a large village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,732, made up of 1,368 males and 1,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.99 hectares hectares.

Ashikabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashikabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 178.99 hectares
Population 2,732
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashikabad compares

By the 2011 count Ashikabad is the 50th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 178.99 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Ashikabad

Ashikabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashikabad as Available within <5 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 Ashikabad from other places

Ashikabad lies about 63 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Antu, about 17 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 Ashikabad
Nearest town Lālganj 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Antu 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Salon 34 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 63 km

Villages closest to Ashikabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashikabad village had a population of 2,732. That makes it the 50th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Ashikabad village has 1,368 males and 1,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashikabad has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Ashikabad covers 178.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ashikabad falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ashikabad is Antu, about 17 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 village for Ashikabad.

Ashikabad is about 63 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashikabad is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lālganj is about 7.6 km away. Antu is about 17 km away. Salon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shikohabad (under 2 km), Nawabad (4.6 km) and Itara (9.6 km).

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

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