About Astal Village

Astal is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 230 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 279151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	279151
Area (hectares)	90.9 hectares
Population	499
Male Population	230
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,170
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Astal compares

By the 2011 count Astal is the 41st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 90.9 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Astal

Astal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Astal as Available within 10+ 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 Astal from other places

Astal lies about 9.1 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 53 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 Astal
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	29 km
Nearest town	Tehri	36 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	53 km

Villages closest to Astal

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

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Common questions about Astal

As per the Census of India 2011, Astal village had a population of 499. That makes it the 41st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Astal village has 230 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astal has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Astal is 279151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astal covers 90.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Astal falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Astal is Dehradun, about 53 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 10+ km distance for Astal.

Astal is about 9.1 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astal is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 9.1 km away. Dunda is about 29 km away. Tehri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.